Dásseárvopod
A podcast about gender and equality in Sápmi
Concepts connected to gender equality such as gender, queer, feminism, masculinity, are words that express a political will to treat individual people equally, regardless of identities and definitions.
“To you, young men and women, I would like to say a word. Our people's future lies in your hands.
Therefore, come forward, brothers and sisters from the Swedish side of Sápmi, to work for the oppressed; acquire all the education you can get, support the weak in the struggle for existence and think about our future goal!
To you, our old, hardened by adversity. Not a single Sámi must be missing from our society.”
This writes Elsa Laula in 1904 in the pamphlet Within Life or Death? True words about Lapp conditions. In her perspective, gender and generations were a part of developing and strengthening our society. This is also a way to understand Sámi equality.
In this podcast, the Saami Council and Suoma Sámiid Guovddášsearvi explore how we talk about gender equality, and how to raise the topic in public conversations.
The podcast is hosted by Anne Wuolab. The technical production is done by Forest People.
Intromusic: Alex MakeMusic - Good Days.
You can also listen to the podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcast
Podkasthost Anne Wuolab
Episode 1: Men and equality
In this podcast we look at how we should talk about equality and issues that touch upon equality in a Sámi context. The host of this podcast is Ánddaid Ánne, Anne Wuolab. Sápmi has few men, if any, who publicly talk about equality, so we can ask where are they and why does it not engage them? Lasse Valkeapää lives in Anár and works for the Sámi Parliament. He was one of the participants in the gender hub on equality, which discussed men's gender roles.
Guest Lásse Valkeapää
Photo: Adriana Sanz
Episode 2: Research about gender topics in Sápmi
In this podcast we look at how we should talk about equality and issues that touch upon equality in a Sámi context. The host of this podcast is Ánddaid Ánne, Anne Wuolab. Gender, sohkabealli, genus are the terms used in research when researching gender and what it means for society at a political, social and cultural level. How is the situation for gender equality in Sápmi and what does research show? Torjer Olsen lives in Romsa, is a researcher and the head of Centre for Sámi Studies at the University of Tromsø. He is part of a research network working on gender topics in Sápmi.
Guest Torjer Olsen
Photo: UiT The Arctic University of Norway
Episode 3: Women in reindeer herding and equality
In this podcast we look at how we should talk about equality and issues that touch upon equality in a Sámi context. The host of this podcast is Ánddaid Ánne, Anne Wuolab. To keep a siida contains many tasks that need to be done in collaboration between everyone, and as such has been seen as being gender equal work. But today there are tasks that are seen as being men’s work and women’s work, and gender equality has halted within reindeer herding.
Marianne Ketola works as a reindeer herder and belongs to Giehtaruohtas bálgos, or reindeer herding district, on the Finnish side of Gárasavvon. She also works for Sámi duodji. She was one of the participants in the Knowledge hub on gender, which discussed equality within reindeer husbandry.
Guest Marianne Ketola
Photo: Vilho Nyyssönen
Episode 4: A position of trust for equality
In this podcast we look at how we should talk about equality and issues that touch upon equality in a Sámi context. The host of this podcast is Ánddaid Ánne, Anne Wuolab. Gender equality is an issue that Sápmi hasn’t had the capacity to follow up on, as other rights struggles have felt more important, bigger and serious. Christine Olsén-Nikkinen lives in Staare. She is active in the women’s organisation Niejda, and over many years, she has worked with issues that promote women, promote gender equality. Christine was one of the participants in the Knowledge Hub on Sámi gender equality.
Guest Christine Olsén-Nikkinen
Photo: Andreas Eriksson
The podcast is a part of the Saami Council and Suoma Sámiid Guovddášsearvis project ReCap ASáp: Regaining capacity in a changing Sápmi. The project is funded by Interreg Aurora. Read more about the project HERE.
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