We Stopped Forgetting

In We Stopped Forgetting: Stories from Sami Americans, author Ellen Marie Jensen gives voice to the descendents of Sami immigrants, whose stories have long gone untold. During the immigration period of 1880-1940, an unknown number of Sami people left Sapmi (Samiland, "Lapland") for North America alongside other Nordic immigrants. It has been estimated that there are at least 30,000 descendents of Sami immigrants in North America, and most of them are unaware of their indigenous ancestry.

The storytellers in this book give moving accounts of the history of their ancestors and tell their own life stories of cultural revitalization. They have chosen to stop forgetting their lesser known and sometimes silenced Sami ancestry by identifying with a cultural birthright. Their stories demonstrate a heartfelt commitment to both historical and contemporary Sapmi and the indigenous world.

ISBN: 9788282631198
Author: Ellen Marie Jensen
Language: English
Publisher: Authors' Publisher
Edition: 2012, softcover, 133 pgs

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