ABSTRACT

The indigenous Riddu Riđđu Festival, organized yearly in the village of Olmáivággi/ Manndalen (Sápmi/Norway), presents the cultures of Sámi people and indigenous peoples across the world. A study of the activities offered at Riddu Riđđu over an eleven-year period (2009–2019) carried out. Through fieldwork (forty-six in-depth interviews, participant observations and document analysis), I contemplated how sports, physical and outdoor activities included in the festival create indigenous people’s identities and cultural understanding. Sámi sports and other indigenous sports and outdoor life are crucial parts of the festival, especially at the Children’s Festival: Mánáidfestivála. The activities represent different ethnicities and seem to create sustained ties between persons, networks and organizations and to build identities and bridges between participants. Taking part in festival activities claimed to be crucial symbolic capital, or poly cultural capital, in expressing indigeneity or in the creation of ‘indigenous hearts’ by participants, staff and volunteers at the festival.

摘要

每年在 Olmáivággi/Manndalen（萨普米/挪威）村举办的土著 Riddu Riđđu 节展示了萨米人和世界各地土著人民的文化。对 Riddu Riđđu 在十一年期间（2009-2019）提供的活动进行了研究。通过实地考察（四十六次深度访谈、参与者观察和文件分析），我思考了节日中的体育、体育和户外活动如何创造土著人民的身份和文化理解。萨米运动和其他土著运动以及户外生活是节日的重要组成部分，尤其是在儿童节：Mánáidfestivála。这些活动代表了不同的种族，似乎在人与人之间建立了持续的联系，网络和组织，并在参与者之间建立身份和桥梁。参加节日活动被称为重要的象征资本或多元文化资本，在节日的参与者、工作人员和志愿者表达原住民或创造“原住民心”方面。