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The SAMLA network arranges a dialogue seminar about the municipal responsibilities to facilitate primary education in Saami languages with few users. The program features talks from Staaren tjïelte and Snåasen tjïelte, and brief introductions from Mid Sweden Universities and Nord University. Taking a look at inspiring examples from municipalities who have been doing on-site Saami… Read more: Workshop for South Saami municipalities

The SAMLA network invites university and education faculty leadership at Nord and Mid Sweden Universities to a dialogue seminar about responsibilities and possibilities in creating space for small Saami languages in their vicinity. The dialogue takes place on November 17. 2026, at 14:30 Norwegian/Swedish time. The program features an open session with talks from international… Read more: 17. november 2026: Possibilities and responsibilites of the University

Are you a teacher or a teacher student of South Saami, Lule Saami, Inari Saami or Skolt Saami? We would like to invite you to an informal online conversation with colleagues from Norway, Sweden and Finland. 12. november at 14:00-16:00 Norwegian/Swedish time. Read more, and register here. Questions? Please ask Ingvill at ingvill.b.aberg@nord.no

On Friday the 24th of October SAMLA arranged the seminar International and comparative perspectives on Indigenous language learning. More than 40 participants followed the seminar online, and we were intrigued, challenged and engaged by our esteemed guest lecturers who, in different ways, discussed assimilation, colonization, resistance, and reclamation of indigenous languages. Dr. Corinne Seals from… Read more: Seminar notes: International and comparative perspectives on Indigenous language learning

On March 21st 2025, the spring solstice, SAMLA partners came together for it’s first gathering, a NetWorkshop on ”Researching and teaching Small Saami languages in three countries”. This NetWorkshop brought together researchers in four out of the six small Saami languages in SAMLA: Åarjelsaemiengïele/South Saami, Julevsámegiella/Lule Saami, Anarâškielâ/Inari Saami and Sää’mǩiõll/Skolt Saami. Partners present at… Read more: Welcome to SAMLA’s blog!