A third pot luck lunch and social hour on Saturday, May 9, was followed by A Visit with Sami Storyteller ~ Singer/Songwriter Stina Fagertun. Stina enchanted the group with lively tales and songs of Sápmi from her collection of ancient... Read More
Kathryn A. Martin Library at University of Minnesota Duluth and the Sami Cultural Center sponsored a special Student Movie Premier of the film Obbasa Ain Gállit ~ We Continue on Sunday, April 26. Students from the student run non-profit Extending... Read More
Film maker Kiersten Chase was a special guest on Saturday, April 18 for the showing of her film Solveig: The Life and Artwork of Solveig Arneng Johnson. This beautiful film features Duluth’s own Sami artist, Solveig Arneng Johnson, telling the... Read More
On Saturday, April 11 the movie Suddenly Sami (Min mors hemmelighet) by Sami Norwegian film maker Ellen-Astri Lundby was shown in the new classroom/activity space at the Center. Suddenly Sami is a personal film about identity. During the director’s childhood... Read More
Rain, snow, and howling winds off Lake Superior did not seem to dampen the enthusiasm of Swedish visitors to Minnesota, Hugh and Annie Beach. After growing up in a Swedish-American family on the east coast, Hugh Beach did a stint... Read More
