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Author: Loïc Marszalek
Ánde Somby is a Sami artist. He comes from the Sápmi region - or the part of the world that colonizers called Lapland. Professor at the Faculty of Law at the University of Tromsø, he is specialized in Indigenous Rights Law. He is also an yoiker and aims to promote and defend the Sami culture. You may have seen him performing at TodaysArt, last September, invited by Norwegian Insomnia festival.
Hello Ánde. Does Sami people feel that the world hate them, like you mentioned in your song "Samihate"?
I dont think that the world hates us. On the contrary. The world loves us. The Sámi Hate yoik addresses the local hate against Sámis that appeared in 2011 in Northern Norway and in particular in Tromsø.
How does Sami culture is integrated in the Norwegian culture so far?
In some ways our culture is integrated in a very sad manner. Language death is a huge issue among us, as very many of our people do not speak our language any more. That is a result of a hostile policy towards our nation, our societies and our culture. I wish I could say that one of the...
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