Northwords
a northern state of mind
Thursday, July 16, 2026
Áilu Valle Raps about Consent in Sápmi
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Áilu Valle, Sámi rapper The other week I happened across an article in the sometimes staid British newspaper, The Times, about a Sámi...
Friday, June 5, 2026
Just Published: Sámi Folktales from the Near and Far Worlds
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I'm thrilled beyond measure to see the first copies of this landmark translation of 300 Sámi folktales hit the bookshelves. It's a...
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
"Truth and reconciliation commissions test the Nordic ideal"
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As a follow-up to my last post about the Swedish Truth Commission, the Barents Observer has published an excellent article by Laurel ...
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
Truth Commission for the Sámi People
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Today, in the northern university city of Umeå/ Ubmeje , Sweden, the Truth Commission for the Sami People made public its report on th...
Saturday, January 24, 2026
NORLA and Are Tjihkkom, Sámi Translator and Publisher
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Are Tjihkkom, Sámi Translator and Publisher Back in the late seventies, relatively few people outside Norway knew much about Norwegian a...
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