('The Sámi People') is a Sámi news magazine published from Jåhkåmåhkke, Sweden. Its motto is "" (The Sámi Culture and Society Magazine). Having published regularly since 1918, is considered one of the oldest indigenous periodicals in the world.

History

was founded by

Torkel Tomasson Torkel Tomasson (10 April 1881 – 7 December 1940) was a Sámi newspaper editor and public figure who worked to promote Sámi identity and rights. Early life Tomasson was born in Seltjärnsmon in Ångermanland province in northern Sweden. His par ...

following the first national meeting of the Swedish Sámi, which was held in

Östersund Östersund (; sma, Staare) is an urban area (city) in Jämtland in the middle of Sweden. It is the seat of Östersund Municipality and the capital of Jämtland County. Östersund is located at the shores of Sweden's fifth-largest lake, Storsjön, ...

in 1918 on the heels of the pan-national

Sámi Assembly of 1917 The Sámi Assembly of 1917 was the first Sámi National Assembly. The Sámi who took part in the assembly were from both Norway and Sweden. The meeting was held at the Methodist Church in Trondheim from 6 to 9 February 1917. The Sámi National ...

. Tomasson called the new paper ('The Sámi People's Newspaper'). In the first issue, Tomasson called for people to use the word "Sámi" instead of "Lapp," both as an expression of pride in the Sámi people and because of negative associations in Swedish with the word Lapp. Tomasson served as editor-in-chief of the paper until his death in 1940, publishing many articles on Sámi culture and identity. In 1960, was rebranded as . mainly reports on cultural and political events in Sápmi, but it periodically also covers issues of importance to other

indigenous peoples Indigenous peoples are culturally distinct ethnic groups whose members are directly descended from the earliest known inhabitants of a particular geographic region and, to some extent, maintain the language and culture of those original people ...

. The magazine publishes primarily in

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

, but also contains stories in Norwegian and Sámi languages spoken in Sweden, primarily

Northern Northern may refer to the following: Geography * North, a point in direction * Northern Europe, the northern part or region of Europe * Northern Highland, a region of Wisconsin, United States * Northern Province, Sri Lanka * Northern Range, a ra ...

, Lule, and Southern Sámi. The magazine is owned by Stiftelsen Samefolket, which is co-funded by the and .

Editors

: 1918–1940 * : 1940–1960 *

Israel Ruong Israel Ruong (1903 Arjeplog, Sweden −1986) was a Swedish-Sámi linguist, politician and professor of Sámi languages and culture at the University of Uppsala in Sweden. Israel Ruong spoke Pite Sámi as his mother tongue. His parents were ca ...

: 1969–1973 * Olle Andersson: 1974–1996 * Gustaf Jillker: 1996–2003 * Åsa Lindstrand: 2003

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Samefolket 1918 establishments in Sweden Magazines published in Sweden Magazines established in 1918 Sámi in Sweden Sámi magazines Swedish-language magazines