For the next thousand years: A presentation on crafting another world.
April 4, 202211:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Join us for a virtual talk with Jenni Laiti, Saami artivist, Indigenous rights activist and duojár, traditional Saami craft maker.
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Jenni Unni Aili Laiti (1981) is a Saami artivist, Indigenous rights activist and duojár, traditional Saami craft maker. She is from Aanaar (Inari), Finnish side of Sápmi and lives now in Jåhkåmåhkke (Jokkmokk), Swedish side of Sápmi with her family. Her family belongs to the Sirges Saami reindeer herding community. Laiti is a part of Mihku´s family, who is known as great duodji masters.
Laiti has been active in Saami civil society since she was 16 years old. In recent years she has been organizing community resistance against mining projects in her hometown of Kallak/Gállok, advocating for climate justice in Sápmi, working with local Saami communities to build and strengthen Saami self-determination, and creating post-apocalyptic worlds-to-be. Laiti’s artivisim is guided by principles of anti-coloniality, Indigenous futurism, Saami traditional knowledge, as well as her love for her people and the land. She incorporates techniques derived from duodji (Saami art, craft, and design), culture jamming, community action, and performance art. Her vision is to live as part of a free Indigenous people. Her passion is justice—not just for her community—but for all of creation.
Photo credits: Jenni Laiti by Carl-Johan Utsi
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