Through coming alongside a Sami family, we open spaces to contemplate multiple forms of silence. We argue that rather than the antithesis to narrative, silence is an integral part of narrative inquiry. As narrative inquirers we need to be wakeful to what is told and also untold, often simultaneously. We believe that narrative inquiry is not necessarily about breaking silences, but it is also about honoring silences, as well as the practice of silence. By calling forward one author’s intergenerational experiences, we explore different aspects of silence such as silence as text, silence as context for living and telling, and silences following silencing. We explore how we live with, and within, silences, and how our told and untold stories are shaped by silences and, in turn, also shape silences.

通过与萨米族人在一起，我们开辟了空间，以考虑多种形式的沉默。我们认为沉默不是叙事的对立面，而是叙事探究的有机组成部分。作为叙事探究者，我们需要经常对被告知和未被告知的事物保持清醒。我们认为，叙事性探究并不一定与打破沉默有关，而是与尊重沉默以及沉默的实践有关。通过唤起一位作者的跨代经历，我们探索了沉默的不同方面，例如文本沉默，作为生活和讲述的语境以及沉默后的沉默。我们探索如何在沉默中生活，如何在沉默中生活，如何通过沉默塑造我们讲述和讲述的故事，进而塑造沉默。