Podcast collaboration with Várdobáiki
Published 7 June 2023
The Ofoten/Narvik Museum department has started a collaboration with Várdobáiki at Evenskjer, where they will be involved in creating episodes for our podcast series “Ekspedert”.
25 October 2023
Giellavahkku – Giellavahkko – Sámi language week
This week, from OCtober 23rd – 29th, the annual Giellavahkku (Northern Sámi) / Giellavahkko (Lule Sámi) / Sámi Language Week is held. The Sámi language week is held annually, and is an initiative from Sámediggi/Sámedigge/The Sámi Parliament on the Norwegian side of Sápmi to highlight and strengthen the Sámi languages and the Sámi culture in society.
Museums Nord’s museums are located in two different Sámi language areas. Most are located within the North Sámi language area, but both Kjøpsvik Museum, Korsnes Museum and Ballangen Museum are located in the divide or within the Lule Sámi language area.
Two posters from the Sámi Language Week showing North Sámi and Lule Sámi words translated into Norwegian
Collaboration with Várdobáiki sámi guovddaŠ /Várdobáiki Sámi Center
This spring, the museums in the Museum Nord department Ofoten started a collaboration with Várdobáiki sámi guovddaš /Várdobáiki Sámi Center at Evenskjer in Tjeldsund municipality. The collaboration involves creating podcast episodes for the department Ofoten’s museum podcast Ekspedert.
The museum podcast Ekspedert deals with history and culture in Ofoten, with both historical events and people, and some contemporary content, and with the collaboration with Várdobáiki the Sámi history and culture in the area is also presented.
Durtnos sámigiella – Markasami dialect
This week, Ekspedert published a new podcast episode in collaboration with Várdobáiki sámi guovddaš /Várdobáiki Sámi Center on Durtnos sámigiella – Markasámi dialect in the Ofoten region.
The episode is only in Norwegian. Listen to the episode here: