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Tråante 2017
Tråante 2017 was a celebration marking the centennial of the Sámi Assembly of 1917, which opened on 6 February 1917 in Trondheim, Norway. Trondheim is called "Tråante" in Southern Sámi. The celebration started with a week-long anniversary celebration beginning on the Sámi National Day, 6 February 2017, in Trondheim, followed by additional cultural, sporting, religious, educational, research, industry, natural, and political events throughout the year. In addition to marking the 100th anniversary of the Sámi Assembly, Tråante 2017 served to disseminate knowledge about the Sámi people, their culture, and history across Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia. Tråante 2017 was organized by the Sámi Parliament of Norway, Sámediggi and the governments of Sør-Trøndelag county, Nord-Trøndelag county, and Trondheim municipality. Project manager for Tråante 2017 was Sámi politician . Activities The NTNU University Museum, NTNU Science Museum opened its exhibit "Hvem eier hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banner I Olav Tryggvasons Gate, Trondheim
A banner can be a flag or another piece of cloth bearing a symbol, logo, slogan or another message. A flag whose design is the same as the shield in a coat of arms (but usually in a square or rectangular shape) is called a banner of arms. Also, a bar-shaped piece of non-cloth advertising material sporting a name, slogan, or other marketing message is also a banner. Banner-making is an ancient craft. Church banners commonly portray the saint to whom the church is dedicated. The word derives from Old French ''baniere'' (modern ), from Late Latin ''bandum'', which was borrowed from a Germanic languages, Germanic source (compare ). Cognates include Italian language, Italian ''bandiera'', Portuguese language, Portuguese ''bandeira'', and Spanish language, Spanish ''bandera''. Vexillum The vexillum was a flag-like object used as a military standard by units in the Ancient Roman army. The word ''vexillum'' itself is a diminutive of the Latin ''velum'', meaning a sail, which confir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annelise Josefsen
Annelise Josefsen (born 2 October 1949) is a Norwegian-Sami artist. She works in many different techniques, but has particularly marked herself as a sculptor. She has been active in the Sami Artists Association (SDS), serving as chair of the board for several periods. Biography Annelise Josefsen was born on 2 October 1949 in Hammerfest. She grew up in Sæterfjord in the neighboring Kvalsund Municipality in Finnmark. Her family ancestry is Seaside Sami. Josefsen began her education at the Sami Folk High School in Karasjok. She then studied textile work at Finnmark homecraft school in Lakselv before furthering her training as an artist at the Western Academy of Fine Arts in Bergen (1979-1983). On the occasion of her 60th birthday in 2009, she was invited to hold a separate exhibition in the Sami artist center, entitled "Dream and Deception". On 5 February 2017 the SDS opened the art exhibition ''ÁIGEMÁTKI'' (TIME TRAVEL) in Kraftbyen in Trondheim Municipality, as part of Tråa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sámi Festivals
Acronyms * SAMI, ''Synchronized Accessible Media Interchange'', a closed-captioning format developed by Microsoft * Saudi Arabian Military Industries, a government-owned defence company * South African Malaria Initiative, a virtual expertise network of malaria researchers People * Sami (name), including lists of people with the given name or surname * Sámi people, the indigenous people of Norway, Sweden, the Kola Peninsula and Finland * Samantha Shapiro (born 1993), American gymnast nicknamed "Sami" Places * Sami (ancient city), an ancient Greek city in the Peloponnese * Sami, Burkina Faso, a district * Sämi, a village in Lääne-Viru County in northeastern Estonia * Sami District, Gambia * Sami, Cephalonia, Greece, a municipality ** Sami Bay, east of Sami, Cephalonia * Sami, Gujarat, India, a town * Sami, Paletwa, Myanmar, a town Other uses * Sámi languages, languages spoken by the Sámi * Sami (chimpanzee), kept at the Belgrade Zoo * Sami, a common name for ''Prosopis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 In Norway
Events in the year 2017 in Norway. Incumbents * List of Norwegian monarchs, Monarch – Harald V * Prime Minister of Norway, Prime Minister – Erna Solberg (Conservative Party (Norway), Conservative). Events *1 January ** The Church of Norway was partially disestablished and demoted from state church to national church. ** The number of List of municipalities of Norway, municipalities in Norway decreased from 428 to 426 as Sandefjord municipality incorporated Andebu and Stokke municipalities. *11 January – Norway starts a complete FM radio switch-off, switch-off of national FM radio stations. *11 September – the 2017 Norwegian parliamentary election. Popular culture Music *28 January – Presentation of the Spellemannprisen awards *11 March – Selection of the contributor of Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 Sports *13–15 January – The 2017 Norwegian Figure Skating Championships were held at Hamar. *26 March – Ketil Tømmernes was elected new president o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adresseavisen
(; commonly known as ''Adressa'') is a regional newspaper published daily, except Sundays, in Trondheim, Norway. The paper has been in circulation since 1767 and is one of the oldest newspapers in Norway after Norske Intelligenz-Seddeler which was launched in 1763. is owned by Polaris Media, in which Schibsted controls 29% of the shares. History and profile The newspaper was first published on 3 July 1767 as ''Kongelig allene privilegerede Trondheims Adresse-Contoirs Efterretninger'', making it the oldest Norwegian newspaper still being published. The paper was founded as a classified advertising publication. The name of the newspaper was changed several times before its present name began to be used in 1927. Locally it is often referred to as ''Adressa''. The newspaper is based in Trondheim and covers the areas of Trøndelag and Nordmøre. Martinus Lind Nissen (1744–1795) was the founder and first editor of . At his death, Nissen was succeeded by Mathias Conrad Peters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nidaros Cathedral
Nidaros Cathedral () is a Church of Norway cathedral located in the city of Trondheim in Trøndelag county. It is built over the burial site of Olav II of Norway, King Olav II ( 995–1030, reigned 1015–1028), who became the patron saint of the nation, and is the traditional location for the consecration of new Norwegian monarchs. It was built over a 230-year period, from 1070 to 1300 when it was substantially completed. However additional work, additions and renovations have continued intermittently since then, including a major reconstruction starting in 1869 and completed in 2001. In 1152, the church was designated as the cathedral for the Catholic Archdiocese of Nidaros. In 1537, during the Protestant Reformation, it became part of the newly established state Church of Norway. It is the northernmost medieval cathedral in the world. The cathedral is the main church for the ''Nidaros og Vår Frue'' parish, the seat of the Nidaros domprosti (arch-deanery), and the seat of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elsa Laula Renberg
Elsa Laula Renberg (née Elsa Laula, 29 November 1877 in Storseleby outside Vilhelmina – 22 July 1931 in Brønnøy Municipality) was a Southern Sámi activist and politician. Alongside Torkel Tomasson and Johan Enok Nilsson she established and served as the leader of the first Sámi political organization "Lapparnas Centralförbund". She also initiated and served as chairwoman for the first international Sámi Assembly in 1917. Childhood and Background Elsa Laula Renberg was born on the 29th of November 1877 to Lars Thomasson Laula (1846–1899) and Kristina Josefina Larsdotter (1847–1912). Her place of birth is debated as her family lived in a Siida on the border of Norway and Sweden, however regardless she was born in Sápmi territory. Her family were traditional reindeer herders up until 1898 when, due to financial hardship, they decided to transition to agriculture starting a small farm on their land they named "Kanaan". The Swedish policy of "lappskatteland" or "Sám ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sámi Flag
The Sámi flag is the flag of Sápmi and the Sámi people, one of the Indigenous people groups of the Nordic countries and the Kola Peninsula of the Russian Federation. First Sámi flag The first, unofficial Sámi flag was designed by Sami politician and activist Marit Stueng from Kárašjohka in 1962, using a blue, red, and yellow color pattern commonly used on gákti, the traditional Sámi garb. The design was used locally in Kárašjohka as a flag, as well as in publications such as ''Kátalåga 1971''. ''Kátalåga 1971'' was published in 1972 by the Karasjok Library for Sámi Literature, and the cover was designed by Nils Viktor Aslaksen. With the growth of Sámi activism and the ČSV movement, several proposals for a Sámi flag were developed, although none gained prominence until the Alta controversy. In 1977, as the protests in Alta Municipality over a dam on the river Altaelva grew, Sámi artist Synnøve Persen from Porsáŋggu Municipality made the artworks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Astrid Båhl
Astrid Båhl (born Astrid Margarete Bål; 6 June 1959) is a Norwegian Sámi artist. In addition to her other work, she also designed the Sámi flag. Biography Astrid Båhl was born in 1959 in Karesuando in Norrbotten County, Sweden, and she moved as a child to Skibotn in Storfjord Municipality, Troms County, Norway. She studied art education in secondary school in Narvik, and continued her training at the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry in Oslo, where she studied textile printing, graphic design, and freehand drawing. Båhl has exhibited her work in several exhibitions, including "Mijjen luunie – Kums oss" a South Sámi mobile exhibition in 1994, and " ČSV- å visualisere Sápmi" on Jeløya in 2006. In 1986, she won a competition sponsored by the newspaper '' Sámi Áigi'' to design a flag for the Sámi people, beating over 70 other entries. The flag was officially adopted and raised for the first time at the 13th Sámi Conference in Åre, Sweden on 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Posten Norge
Posten Bring, formerly Posten Norge (), is the name of the Norway, Norwegian mail, postal service. The company, owned by the Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications, had a monopoly until 2016 on the distribution of letters weighing less than throughout the country. There are 6 post offices in Norway, in addition to approximately 1400 sales outlets. History Posten was founded in January 1647 as Postvesenet () by general postmaster Henrik Morian. It was established as a private company, and King Christian IV gave his blessing to its founding. Postvesenet was privately run until 1719 when the state took over. From that point on, the national postal service was a state monopoly. Local city postal services remained private, but in 1888, a new postal law was introduced that expanded the monopoly to the entire country. In 1933, Postvesenet was renamed Postverket. In 1996, Posten Norge BA was established as a state-owned company where the Norwegian state had limited liability ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norges Bank
Norges Bank (, , ) is the central bank of Norway. It is responsible for managing the Government Pension Fund of Norway, which is the world's largest sovereign wealth fund, as well as the bank's own foreign exchange reserves. History The history of the central bank of Norway can be traced back to 1816, when, two years after the separation from Denmark and the union with Sweden, Norges Bank was established by an Act of the Storting (the Norwegian parliament) on 14 June. The bank then decided that the monetary unit was to be the speciedaler (rixdollar), divided into 120 skillings or five ort ("rigsort") of 24 skillings each. The Money Act of 17 April 1875 discontinued the terms daler and skilling, and it was decided that the monetary unit should be a krone, divided into 100 øre. This was done to prepare for Norway's entry, on 16 October that year, into the Scandinavian Monetary Union. This union had been established between Denmark and Sweden in 1873 on the recommendation of a jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
