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At Riddu Riđđu 2026, duojár Ove Stødle from Mearrasiida shared knowledge of traditional sealskin use as part of Áhči aiti, a new gathering place for craft, food and conversation. The workshops brought Sea Sámi craft traditions into a living space for learning, making and exchange.
Who gets to tell Indigenous stories? Reflecting on museums across Alaska and British Columbia, we explore how Indigenous voices are reshaping exhibitions, education, and cultural spaces, and how museums are becoming places created not only for visitors, but for Indigenous communities themselves.
On 14 August 2026, Mearrasiida hosted a gathering on Sámi coastal fishing rights, bringing together organisations, experts and community voices. The meeting created space to share knowledge, discuss rights and strengthen collective action around the future of Sámi coastal communities.
At this year’s Hamsun Days, Sámi perspectives moved to the centre of discussions about Knut Hamsun, literature, and history. From a contemporary Sámi soundtrack to conversations on self-representation, the festival opened new ways of reading Hamsun’s legacy.
What happens when history, local knowledge, young voices and visions for the future come together? On 25–26 June 2026, Dyrøy/Divrrát/Tyras became a place for dialogue about Sámi, Kven and Norwegian histories, reconciliation and the future of northern communities.
At the UiT Seminar during Riddu Riđđu 2026, researchers, fishers, activists discussed the urgent question: What does it mean to be Indigenous salmon peoples when the salmon, rivers, and seas that sustain culture and livelihoods are under threat? Ida Hydle (WP5) participated as panellist.
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