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JohanTuri
JohanTuriwas born in theNorthNorwegian settle­
ment ofGuovdageaidnu (Kautokeino) in the year 1854.
Border closings and the displacement of his family led
to his eventual resettlement as amember of theDálm­
má reindeer herding collective in Čohkkiras (Jukkas­
järvi) Sweden in the 1870s, and his subsequent life as
a wolf hunter and trapper in northern Sweden until
his death in 1936.Turi had long contemplatedwriting
a book about Sámi life, beginning a first draft in Finn­
ish but never finding sufficient time or the right con­
text to complete such an ambitious task. But then one
day,on anore trainheaded from thenewmine atGiron
(Kiruna) to theNorwegian coastal port ofNarvik,Turi
happeneduponEmilieDemant, a youngDanish ethno­
grapher and artistwho had come north in hopes of ex­
periencing the disappearing way of life of Sámi herd­
ers.Without a language in common, theywere at first
unable to communicate, until another passenger came
forwardwho knew both Finnish and Swedish andwho
could act as an interpreter for them. In a conversation
conveyed over four languages,Turi andDemant shared
their dreams and made each other promises: Turi
wouldhelpDemant experiencefirst­hand the lifeof the
reindeer Sámi, while Demant would in turn help Turi
writehisbook.
A year later, EmilieDemant returned to northern
Sweden, having studied Sámi language at the Univer­
sity ofCopenhagen and lugging aweighty dictionary in
her baggage.Turi kept hisword: arranging forDemant
to live with his brother Aslak and his family over the
course of a year so that she could experience every as­
pectof traditionalherders’ inspiringbut arduous life. In
turn, after completion of her year’s adventure, andnow
armedwith concrete firsthand knowledge of the herd­
ing life and linguistic competence in Turi’s dialect of
the Northern Sámi language, Demant kept her side of
the bargain.The two spent some six to eightweeks to­
gether in a borrowed cabin on amountain slope above
the North Swedish lake Torneträsk. Turi wrote, this An Account of the Sámi
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Johan Turi
An Account of the Sámi
ČálliidLágádus
1854–1936
Johan Turi
The year 2010marked the one­hundredth anniversary of thefirst publication of JohanTuri’s
Muitalus sámiidbirra (AnAccountof theSámi), thefirst secularbook everpublished inSámi
language.Turi’s book is a classic of Sámi literature and cultural history. It provides fascinat­
ing insights into Sámi traditional practices, from reindeer husbandry to hunting and trap­
ping, to childbirth, healing, courtship and song.Turi’sAccount provides a unique glimpse of
turn­of­the­twentieth­century Sámi life, and provides fascinating points of comparisonwith
thewritingsofother indigenous authors fromotherpartsof theworld.
The translation is thework ofThomasA.DuBois.Also included in the present edition
are exemplarsofTuri’s artwork.Together they revealTuri’s claimnotonly to the titleof "first
authorof theSámi"but also "firstmulti­media artist" and "first researcher."
time not in Finnish but in Sámi. Demant listened, en­
couraged, and translated intoDanish.The resultwas a
uniquework: a bilingual text entitled in SámiMuitalus
sámiidbirra,AnAccount of theSámi.
The volume produced by Turi and Demant ap­
peared for the first time in 1910. Turi’s masterpiece
has been translated into Swedish, English, Finnish,
French, Hungarian, Italian and Japanese. The current
English translation represents the first direct transla­
tion ofTuri’swork from the original Sámi, rather than
from Demant’s Danish translation. It is appearing in
conjunction with a completely new edition of Turi’s
text, produced through careful reexamination ofTuri’s
originalmanuscript,preserved atStockholm’sNordiska
museet.
AnAccount of the Sámiwas notTuri’s last contri­
bution toworld literature.He produced a furtherwork
in conjunction with Emilie Demant Hatt, his Lappish
Texts (1920), aswell as an account of his various trav­
els, translated into Swedish as Från fjället (From the
Mountain; 1931). Turi’s work has been the object of
intense and insightful research in the century since its
first publication, and remains an important part of the
Sámi literary canon today. Turi’s correspondence with
Emilie Demant Hatt has been explored particularly in
a documentary study entitled Boares nauti (The Old
Wolf), written by the great modern Sámi author and
artistNils­AslakValkeapää.
ThomasA.DuBois
Thomas A. DuBois is a professor of Scandinavian
Studies, Folklore, and Religious Studies at the Univer­
sity ofWisconsin­Madison.Hewrites and teaches on a
variety of Nordic topics, including the traditional and
contemporary cultureofSámipeople.
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JohanTuri
Johan Turi var født i Kautokeino i 1854, men flyttet
med familien til Sverige på 1870-tallet. Flyttingen var
et resultat av grensestengningenmellomNorge og Fin-
land, som førte til at norsk rein ikke lenger fikk bruke
tidligere vinterbeiter i Finland. Grensestengningen var
også en av årsakene til Kautokeino-opprøret i 1852,
der JohanTuris far stod påmotsatt side av opprørerne.
Også dette kan vi lese om i JohanTuris klassiker,Mui-
talus sámiid birra, som endelig foreliggerpånorsk, 101
år etter at den først utkom i en parallellutgave på sa-
miskogdansk.
JohanTuris bok springer ut fra den frodigemunt-
lige beretterkunsten blant samene, samtidig som den
representerer den første både skjønn- og faglitterære
utgivelsen på samisk. Boka kom til som et unikt sam-
arbeidsprosjektmellomulvejegerenTuri og den danske
kunstneren og folkelivsforskeren Emilie Demant. Høs-
ten 1908 tilbrakte de to mellom 6 og 8 uker sammen
i en lånt brakke ved Torneträsk. I det tidsrummet ble
Muitalus-boka til. Emilie oversatte Johans tekst til
dansk, og gruvedirektørHjalmarLundbohm vedLKAB
finansierte utgivelsen av boka.Den er siden oversatt til
tysk, svensk, engelsk, fransk, finsk, ungarsk, ialiensk og
japansk.
JohanTuri har også publisert LappishTexts, 1920,
og en samling med reisebeskrivelser og andre tekster,
utgitt som bok i 1931, Från fjället. I 1994 gav den sa-
miske multikunstneren, Nils-Aslak Valkeapää, ut boka
Boares nauti, som er en samling av Johan Turis brev
til Emilie gjennom et langt liv. Boka har en lang intro-
duksjon omTuris forfatterskap,men foreligger kun på
samisk.
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MikaelSvonni
Mikael Svonni, r. 1950, lea doaimmahan dán girj­
ji Johan Turi giehtačállosa vuođul. Svonni lea sámi
gielladiehtaga professor Romssa universitehtas 2008
rájes. Son nákkáhalai 1993 doavttirgrádabargguin sámi
skuvlamánáid giellamáhtu ja giellageavaheamibirra.
Svonni lea doaimmahan moanaid giellabargguid,
ee. jorgalan mánáid­ ja nuoraidgirjjiid sámegillii, ja
almmuhan sámi­ruoŧa, ruoŧa­sámi sátnegirjji, 1990.
Sátnegirji almmuhuvvo viiddiduvvon hámis 2011. Son
ja Samuli Aikio doaimmaheigga Johan Turi Muita-
lus sámiid birra ođđa davvisámegiela čállinvuohkái,
1987. Son leamaid doaimmahan EllaKarin Blind girjji
Eallima govat, 1992, su giehtačállosa vuođul, ja Stina
Gaup Westerlund girjji Muittu bálgát, 1992, ja maid
máinnasčoakkáldagaSilbavárri (1992).
Dál son lea dutkame Johan Turi giela ja lea dan
oktavuođas vuđolaččat dárkkistan Johan Turi giehta­
čállosiid.Datbargu leadagahan vejolažžan additolggos
Muitalus sámiid birra Johan Turi iežas giehtačállosa
vuođul.
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ISSN1891­4519
JohanTuri
Johan Turi riegádii Guovdageainn
bearrašismieldeDálmmá čerrui,Čohk
1870­logus. Son jámii 1936. Sii ledje b
ko Johan Turi gal ieš leai eanet bivdo
guhká leamaš jurdda čállit girjji sámii
leaimaiddá álgán čállit suomagillii,m
orron goassege šaddame duohtan. M
dii dánskalaš etnográfain EmilieDema
davvin ja álggiiga humadit, muhto go
go sámi­ ja suomagiela de soai eaba g
to de soittii leat olmmái das giimáhtii
ruoŧagiela gii doaimmai dulkan sudnui
soabadeigga ahte Johan Turi lohpidii
niegu dahkat duohtan čuovvut boazo
Emilie bealistis lohpidii Johána veahke
De šattai ge nu ahte Emilie čuovui Jo
olles jagi 1907–1908, ja go gearggai do
Johániin ovttas unna stobožis Torne
gilážis 6–8 vahku čakčat 1908. Dan
čálii Johan Turi – Emilie Demant veh
Muitalus sámiidbirra.
Emilie Demant doaimmahii Joh
čállosagirjin jadat addojuvvuiolggos–
ka jorgalusain – vuosttas geardde 191
bođii girjiolggos velnuppádis ja jagim
mádis.Girji lea jorgaluvvonduiskka­, r
fránskka­, suoma­,uŋgára­, itália­ ja ja
te jagi almmuhuvvo girjimaid dárogilli
ođđadárkkistuvvonmateriála vuođul.
Johan Turi lea maiddá almmuha
1920, ja son čálii mátkemuitalusaid j
mat addojuvvojedje girjin Från fjället,
muhii Nils­Aslak Valkeapää Boares n
girjji,mas leat JohanTuri reivvet,mai
Demant Hatt:ii. Dat girji lea Turi i
mielde. Muitalus sámiid birra ČálliidLágádusAuthorsPublisher ForfatternesForlag
TjállijAlmmudahka TjaelijiBerteme ISBN 978-82-8263-019-1
9 788282 630191 Neahttagirjegávpi –wwwBookstore:www.calliidlagadus.org
Johan Turi
Muitalus sámiid birra
ČálliidLágádus
1854–1936
Johan Turi
2010:s lea čuohte jagi áigi dassá go Johan Turi girjiMuitalus sámiid birra ilmmai vuosttas
geardde. Girji lea sámi klassihkar, ja almmuhuvvo dál ođđasit ávvugirjin. Girji ilbmá Sámi
academica-ráiddus gudnejahttin dihtii JohanTuri dehálaš saji jamearkkašumi sámi kultur­
historjjás, jamaiddá dan dihtii goMuitalus-girji lea guovddáš ja árra sámi čilgehus sámi di­
liidhárrái,miiheivehuiburesoktiiotná álgoálbmotdutkama eavttuiguin.
Girjjis leat mielde Johan Turi sárgumat, main lea iežaset árvu lassidiehtun dasa maid
čálamuitala. JohanTuridáidá ge leat vuosttas sámimultidáiddár jadutki.
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