Welcome back to the second part of our conversation with Àslat Holmberg and Beaska Niillas of SuperSàpmi. In this half we discuss the importance of fish to our communities, tackle some of the conversation around green colonialism and yes, touch on reconciliation.

This conversation was recorded in the spring of 2020 pre-COVID in Sápmi on the banks of the Deatnu River and on Pueblo Lands in Dixson, New Mexico.

The Storytellers
“In Sápmi there are not many platforms where we can dive real deep in to our own issues and discussions. So sometimes it can be challenging to present and talk about them in-depth in a proper and interesting way.

With this podcast we will try to build a place of meaningful discussion on issues important for the Sámi future and the strengthening of ourselves. One main rule and basis of our conversations is decolonization and we will try to indigenize both ourselves and others in the creation of the podcast.

Thru conversation, exploration and storytelling we will seek to raise awareness in our society and try to find the right paths int o the future.” - ČSV! (SuperSápmi)

Check out SuperSápmi
www.supersapmi.com

IG
Beaska Niillas @beaskaniillas
Áslat Holmberg @deanuaslat

The Music
Caujahat Mu, the music for this episode was gifted by Joik artist Hildá Länsman from Utsjoki and musician & Helsinki-based sound designer Tuomas Norvio. They were asked to perform together in a festival club during contemporary theatre festival Baltic Circle 2017 in Helsinki. As it immediately clicked between the artists they decided to continue searching for their common ground. Based on improvisational soundscapes and interspaces formed by echoes and rhythms, Hilda’s ethereally buzzing, growling and pealing voice meets Norvio’s thick and sampled electronic beats.

More of Hildá Länsman
https://www.hildalansman.com/about
IG @hildalansman

More of Tuomas Norvio:
http://tuomasnorvio.net

Additional music was provided by Bedtracks Storytellers
https://www.bedtracks.com/storytellers


References and Resources

Papers
-Homberg, Aslat. Bivdit Luosa – To Ask for Salmon Saami Traditional Knowledge on Salmon and the River Deatnu: In Research and Decision-Making
https://munin.uit.no/bitstream/handle/10037/12868/thesis.pdf?sequence=2&isAllowed=y

-Colt, Steve. Salmon Fish Traps in Alaska: An Economic History Perspective
http://www.alaskool.org/projects/traditionalife/fishtrap/FISHTRAP.htm

Articles
-The Barents Observer Local people demand full self-determination over the Teno river system
https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/life-and-public/2017/07/local-protesters-demand-full-self-determination-over-teno-river-system

-Cultural Survival Quarterly Magazine We Don’t Let the Border Stop Us: Aslak Holmberg
https://www.culturalsurvival.org/publications/cultural-survival-quarterly/we-dont-let-border-stop-us-aslak-holmberg

Video

-350 : Climate justice in Sápmi: Áslat Holmberg, Fisherman & Politician
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLqx7hYhghs