Where on Earth is Gállogieddi? Márkomeannu and the practices of decolonisation in the Markasami area

• Main Author: Erika De Vivo
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: Anticus Press 2019
• Subjects: Sami festival; Márkomeannu; toponymie; dystopia; Gállogieddi; Norway; sami
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/2318/1886316

This paper aims at providing an outline of Márkomeannu,a Sami cultural festival held each July at Gállogieddi (Norland, Norway). Sami festivals are important cultural events, as theyepitomize the current Sami cultural revival. After decades marked by a strong assimilation policy at the hands of nati...