Flag of the Sami
The flag of the seeds was on 15 August 1986 by the Nordic Sámi conference as the official flag of the seeds ( Sami : Sámi ) confirmed.
history
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A flag was shown for the first time as a cross-settlement and cross-border symbol of the Sámi in July 1979 during a demonstration as part of protests against the construction of the Alta dam on the Altaelv river in Finnmark . This three-colored flag was designed by Synnøve Persen from Porsanger .
In the 1980s, the Nordic Sámi Conference held a competition to find an official common flag of the Sámi whose settlement area ( Sápmi ) extends over the four states of Finland , Norway , Sweden and what was then the Soviet Union , now Russia . The selected and 1986 during the XIII. Nordic Sámi Conference in Åre , Sweden, confirmed flag was designed by Astrid Båhl , a Sámi from Skibotn in the Norwegian province of Troms .
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The design refers to the poem Páiven párneh (Sami; German: The Sons of the Sun ) by the Samí poet Anders Fjellner (1795–1876), in which the Sámi are described as sons and daughters of the sun. The circle symbolizes the frame drum as it is used in shamanism and the music of the Sámi, as well as the sun (red) and the moon (blue) in the two-color division.
The colors red ( Pantone 485C), green (Pantone 356C), yellow (Pantone 116C) and blue (Pantone 286C) are the colors of the traditional Sami costume and symbolize different elements in their lives. Red stands for the warmth and light giving fire and love, green for the nature and plants of their homeland Sápmi, which contribute decisively to survival. Yellow represents the sun, which stands for longevity, and blue represents the water, without which no life is possible.
Anders Fjellner (1871)
Historical photograph of a Sámi in costume (around 1870)
Sámi in traditional costume
Sámi Flag Days
The Saami Council during the conference were Helsinki in 1992 for the first time seven days set in which the flag of the year will be officially used. Since then, four more Flag Days have been decided during several follow-up conferences. These commemorations and holidays commemorate events in the recent history of the Sámi, such as the establishment of institutions to protect their interests as indigenous people living in several states . The only day related to the Sámi tradition is the Annunciation of the Lord in March, a traditional holiday on which the sun is particularly celebrated.
| date | reason |
|---|---|
| February 6th | National day of the Sámi, commemoration of the first conference of all Sámi ( meeting of Trondheim 1917 ) |
| 2nd March | The Finnish Sámi Parliament was reorganized and reorganized in 1996 |
| March | Annunciation of the Lord |
| June | Midsummer Festival |
| August 9 | International Day of the Autochthonous People of the World by the United Nations |
| 15th of August | Official confirmation of the flag in 1986 |
| 18th of August | Creation of the Nordic Sámi Conference (forerunner of the Seed Council) in Karasjok in 1956 |
| 26th of August | Establishment of the Swedish Sámi Parliament in 1993 |
| 9th October | Establishment of the Norwegian Sámi Parliament in 1989 |
| November 9th | Establishment of the Finnish Sámi Parliament in 1973 |
| 15th of November | Birthday of Isak Saba (1875–1921), the first Sámi in a national parliament ( Storting ) and author of the text of the national anthem Sámi soga lávlla |
literature
- Klemetti Näkkäläjärvi: The Samí flag . in: Jukka Pennanen, Klemetti Näkkäläjärvi: Siiddastallan - From Lapp Communities to Modern Sámi Life . Siida Sami Museum (Anár / Inari) 2002. ISBN 9519784543
Web links
- Saami Council: The Saami Symbols
Individual evidence
- ↑ Den samiska flaggan. University of Tampere , accessed September 14, 2012 (Swedish).
- ↑ a b c Klemetti Näkkäläjärvi: The Sámi flag . in: Jukka Pennanen, Klemetti Näkkäläjärvi: Siiddastallan - From Lapp Communities to Modern Sámi Life . Siida Sami Museum (Anár / Inari) 2002. ISBN 9519784543
- ↑ The Saami Symbols. Seed Council , accessed March 18, 2013 .
- ↑ Samernas nationaldag firas i Malå. (No longer available online.) Norran.se, archived from the original on June 4, 2012 ; Retrieved September 14, 2012 (Swedish). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Flaggan. Sápmi , accessed September 14, 2012 (Swedish).
