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The Sámi revolt in Guovdageaidnu, also known as the Kautokeino uprising, was a revolt in the village of Kautokeino in Kautokeino Municipality in northern Norway in 1852 by a group of Sámi who attacked representatives of the Norwegian authorities.
Feb 6, 2020 · The Kautokeino rebellion. 35 adults and 22 children walked to Kautokeino on November 8, 1852 and picked up more people along the way. During the riots, the local merchant was beaten to death and the sheriff killed. The priest was whipped and the villagers were locked up and abused.
The expression “the Kautokeino rebellion” is used to describe the event that took place Monday November 8th, 1852. A group of Sami rebelled against the non-Sami residents of Kautokeino including merchant Carl Johan Ruth, District Sheriff Lars Lohan Bucht, and the newly arrived pastor, Fredrik W. Hvoslef.
May 22, 2012 · This article explores the cultural memory-making of one such film, The Kautokeino Rebellion (2008) directed by leading Sámi filmmaker Nils Gaup. The film adapts the story of a mortal rebellion in 1852, where a group of Sámi reindeer herders killed the chief of police and the local merchant.
- Cato Christensen
- 2012
Jun 1, 2012 · Emphasis in this article is on the mechanisms and preconditions at play as The Kautokeino Rebellion gained significant impact in terms of altering the cultural memory of the event.
Kautokeino Rebellion." Since 1852 a rallying cry for the Sami, tale is part of their ethnic consciousness -- their Wounded Knee in a sense (with far fewer lives lost). However, the film reduces characters to stock good vs. evil types, jettisoning nuance with a resulting loss of texture.
Set in northern Norway in 1852, this film explores one of the most dramatic episodes in northern Scandinavian history. The native Sami population and their reindeers have inhabited the windswept mountain plateau of northern Scandinavia.
