Tråante 2017
Tråante 2017 was a celebration marking the centennial of the Sámi Assembly of 1917, which opened on 6 February 1917 in Trondheim, Norway. Trondheim is called "Tråante" in Southern Sámi.[1]
The celebration started with a week-long anniversary celebration beginning on the Sámi National Day, 6 February 2017, in Trondheim, followed by additional cultural, sporting, religious, educational, research, industry, natural, and political events throughout the year. In addition to marking the 100th anniversary of the Sámi Assembly, Tråante 2017 served to disseminate knowledge about the Sámi people, their culture, and history across Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia.
Tråante 2017 was organized by the Sámediggi and the governments of Sør-Trøndelag county, Nord-Trøndelag county, and Trondheim municipality. Project manager for Tråante 2017 was Sámi politician .
Activities[]
The NTNU Science Museum opened its exhibit "Hvem eier historien?" (Who owns the story?) on 5 February 2017. The exhibition documents the Sámi presence in southern Norway dating back to the 800s. The exhibition was created in collaboration with the Southern Sámi museum, the museum, and the .[2] As part of the exhibit, the was exhibited on loan from the in Germany; it was the first time the Sámi shaman's drum was exhibited in Norway since 1723.[3]
In connection with the 100th anniversary, Norges Bank issued a 20 Norwegian kroner coin with a Sami motif designed by artist Annelise Josefsen.[4][5]
Posten Norge issued two stamps, designed by artist Astrid Båhl, who also designed the Sámi flag, to mark the 100th anniversary. The motifs on the stamps were the Sami Parliament building, the Sami flag, and a portrait of Sámi activist Elsa Laula Renberg.[4]
On Sámi National Day, February 6, 2017, a Sámi altar was inaugurated in Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim. The altar was designed by the artist and is made of oiled birch and adorned with Sámi ornaments.[6][7]
References[]
- ^ "Samisk jubileum og samefolkets dag" [Sámi Anniversary and the Sámi National Day]. Den Norske Kirke: Strinda Menighet (in Norwegian). Trondheim, Norway. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- ^ "Vitenskapsmuseets informasjon om utstillingen" [Vitenskapsmuseets information about the exhibition]. NTNU Vitenskapsmuseets (in Norwegian).
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Joakimsen, Trygve Strand; Toftaker, Jøte (3 February 2017). "Tilbake på norsk jord 300 år etter at den forsvant" [Back on Norwegian soil 300 years after it disappeared]. NRK Trøndelag (in Norwegian). Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ a b "Samiskinspirert mynt og frimerke til 100-års jubileum" [Sámi-inspired coin and stamp for 100th anniversary]. NRK (in Norwegian). 2 February 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- ^ "Motivet «vekselvirkning» skal prege jubileumsmynt i 2017" [The theme "interaction" marks the anniversary coin in 2017] (Press release) (in Norwegian). Norges Bank. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- ^ "Gudstjeneste med innvielse av samisk utsmykking — Tråante 2017" [Sámi religious service — Tråante 2017]. Nidarosdomen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- ^ "Historisk alter inn i Nidarosdomen" [Historic altar in Nidaros Cathedral] (in Norwegian). NRK. 4 February 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
External links[]
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- Forbereder samisk byfest (Adresseavisen)
- 2017 in Norway
- Sámi culture
- Culture in Trondheim
- Sámi people
- 2010s in Norway