Ship for World Youth X-PYs at Riddu Riddu festival

The 14th Riddu Riddu Festival was held in Kåfjord, Norway, 14 - 17 July 2005. Festivity and celebration characterised this year’s extensive and elaborate festival programme.

Artists at the festival hail from four continents. Among them, we find the Australian band NoKTuRNL performing both hard-core and frolicsome Aboriginal rock, Cheinesh from Altay rendering colourful and explosive guttural song, and the Enare DJ Amoc toting rough, tight and fresh Enare rap.

From the DJ AMOC concert at Riddu Riddu July 14

Two X-pys found themselves at the festival this year. Siri Johnsen (SWY 12 and REN01) was chair person at the seminar about Rituals and celebration, organised by the Centre for Sámi Studies, University of Tromsø, Norway, and the Riddu Riddu festival.

Siri Johnsen and Stig Arne Somby at Riddu Riddu 2005

Stig Arne Somby (SWY16), represented the Sámi youth organisation Davvi Nuorra, and was debate leader in another seminar at the festival called "Indigenous youth between traditional and modern festival cultures" The seminar was part of the Indigenous Youth Camp’s programme and was open to all.

From The Indigenous Youth Camp’s performance at Riddu Riddu July 16

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By Siri Johnsen, President SWYAA NORWAY