Indigenous Archives Today and Tomorrow Conference on October 18—19, 2021 in Anár (Inari, Finland)
What is an Indigenous Sámi archive today and in the future? What are the key questions in archiving Sámi Cultural Heritage? In this conference we open for discussion
Northern libraries pilot 9.-11.6.2021
We collected feedback about Nuohtti search service from five Northern libraries in Finland 9th to 11th of June 2021. Preliminary results show that there is a need for
Sámi cultural heritage search service name selected by international competition
The Sámi archive materials can soon be searched through a new digital search service. The name for the new search service, Nuohtti, was chosen through an international competition,
New Digisami Article
Our article about Digital Access to the Sámi Heritage Archives project was published in the latest issue of the Historiallinen Aikakauskirja ('Historical Journal'), a scholarly journal published by
Pilot organized in Kilpisjärvi 17.02.2021
Digital Access to the Sámi Heritage Archives -project organized a user test pilot in Kilpisjärvi community center in Kilpisjärvi. With the pilot we tested project’s search service -prototype,
Kilpisjärvi school pilot 4.2.2021
The project organized a pilot (online) at Kilpisjärvi school, located in the northern Lapland, Finland. Altogether, 18 school children and 4 teachers participated in the pilot and demo
Ethical guidelines workshop on the 29th January (online)
The project organized an online workshop on ethical guidelines development, with the project researchers and Steering Group representatives on 29.1.2021. In the workshop, we presented the current state
Project Consortium Meeting 20.-21.1.2021
This year’s first project consortium meeting was organized 20.-21.1.2021 as an online workshop. The initial plan to visit different project partners has been delayed due Covid-19 and the
Developing Sámi language support for the search service
As part of the project, Sámi language support is developed for the search service. In addition to the user interface, which will be available in Northern Sámi, the
Insightful presentations and active discussions at the Design Sensibilities – Designing for Cultural Sensitivity Workshop!
Design Sensibilities - Designing for Cultural Sensitivity workshop was successfully organized at NordiCHI 2020 online conference. The workshop attracted appr. 20 people from different countries, including participants
Design Sensibilities – Designing for Cultural Sensibilty Workshop at the NordiCHI 2020 Conference
The biannual conference, NordiCHI, is the main Nordic forum for Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) research. NordiCHI addresses the field broadly and is a meeting place for researchers from
User testing of the search service design prototype
Due the Covid-19 pandemic preventing face-to-face sessions in 2020, the research group in University of Lapland conducted during the summer and fall a user study online. The
Visit to Siida 26.8., Inari
University of Lapland researchers, together with professor Sven Aamold, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, visited Siida, Inari. The visit was combined with Jonna Häkkilä’s project management meeting at
Interreg Nord conference 11.-12. March Jokkmokk
On March 11.-12. we had the great pleasure to take part in Interreg Nord conference - Borderless opportunities for Sápmi, arranged at the Ájtte museum in Jokkmokk,
Umeå: Pilot, Tráhppie, Sámi cafe, 3. March 2020
The prototypes of the search portal were piloted at Tráhppie, Sámi Cafe, during the Sámi Week in Umeå.
Visit to Sámi archives, 26.1., Inari
The project had a chance to visit the Sámi archives of the Finnish National Archives, and Siida Museum in Inari.
Project workshop & Project Introduction and Proto Demo event, 24.-26. January 2020, Sajos, Inari
Project actions are being carried out according to the plans: the archive survey shows good results (see more below), we tested the search service prototype, discussed the
Welcome to Project Briefing in Sajos, Inari on 25.1.
Project Briefing / Tiedotustilaisuus / Dieđáhus dilálašvuohta Time: 25.1. at 16.00-17.00 Place: Sajos, Inari Eeva-Kristiina Harlin, a PhD student and an archelogist who worked in the Digital
Ethical Challenges workshop 8.-9. October 2019, Rovaniemi
On 8.-9. October we had the pleasure of organizing Ethical Challenges workshop at the University of Lapland, together with Research Professor Rauna Kuokkanen in Arctic Indigenous Studies
Project partners at the Workshop in Oulu 13.-14.8.2019
Project partners at the Digital Access Workshop in Oulu 13.-14.8.2019. The two-day workshop was the second face to face meeting with all partners. The workshop focused on
Presentations and design conversations at CUMULUS Rovaniemi 2019 Conference
On the 29th of May we had the pleasure of hosting a design conversation session with the topic of Designing with Cultural Heritage, at the CUMULUS Rovaniemi
Design Conversations at CUMULUS Rovaniemi 2019 conference
"Designing with Cultural Heritage" Design Conversations at CUMULUS Rovaniemi 2019 conference We are happy to announce that Maija Mäkikalli, Elina Luiro and Jonna Häkkila from the University
Project partners at the Kick off-meeting in Rovaniemi 22.-23.1.2019.
Project partners at the Kick off-meeting in Rovaniemi 22.-23.1.2019. The two-day seminar was the first face to face -meeting with all partners. The seminar focused on the
Presentation at Digital History in Finland III Symposium
Maija Mäkikalli from the University of Lapland, presented the project Digital Access to the Sámi Heritage Archives at Digital History in Finland III symposium at the University