Stina INGA

I was born in Giron/Kiruna, the Swedish part of Sápmi, 1974. I grew up in a traditional reindeer herding family and I still live among the reindeer herders. My native language is Sámi and it is the language I speak on a daily basis. My parents taught me to live close to nature and all about our land, the reindeers and our history and ancient religion, although we lived among the Swedish people. 

I have never doubted what or who I am. I have always been a Sámi, with my own language, my own culture, my own religion and our own land. It has sometimes been hard growing up and living with racism and the struggle to be allowed to live our traditional life. My way to support my people is to write and try to keep our language and traditions alive, but I also want my people to start talking about the things that are hard and difficult to speak about. I want to give the silenced a voice.

 

Poetry books: 

  • Ferten eallima joksat, DAT 1995 
  • Skilli čoavdagat čoavjji dievva/Med magen full av skramlande nycklar, Författarens Bokmaskin 2009. 
  • Jámán oaneghis bottu – Jag dör en kort stund, DAT 2016. 
  • dego Stálu lávžegihput – som björkarnas häxkvastar, DAT 2020 

 
Antologies:  

  • Beyond the Wolf Line. An Anthology of Sami Poetry, Making Waves 1996  
  • Göra upp eld, Glesbygdsverket 1996 
  • Juoga mii geasuha. Sámi girječálliid searvvi antologiija, Davvi Girji 2001 
  • Taste of Paper. Anthology of Texts from the Young Writers Meeting in Visby 2002, Östersjöns författar- och översättarcentrum 2002  
  • Nio, Black Island Books 2002  
  • Bágos báhkuj / Sánistat sátnái / Baakoste baakose / Ordagrant, red Pär Hansson, Johan Sanberg Mcguinne, 2022
  • Permanent Representation of the Republic of Slovenia to the European Union
  • Instituto Cervantes Brussels
  • Scottish Government EU Office
  • LUCA School of Arts
  • Ambassade du Luxembourg à Bruxelles
  • Romanian Cultural Institute in Brussels
  • Embassy of the Republic of Estonia in Belgium
  • Danish Cultural Institute
  • Network to Promote Linguistic Diversity
  • Yunus Emre Institute
  • Czech Centre Brussels
  • Permanent Representation of the Republic of Estonia to the European Union
  • Swedish Institute
  • Spain Arts and Culture - Cultural and Scientific Service of the Embassy of Spain in Belgium
  • Camões Instituto de Cooperação e Língua Portugal
  • Embassy of the Republic of Latvia to the Kingdom of Belgium
  • Embassy of Ireland
  • Greenlandic Writers Association
  • Mission of the Faroes to the EU
  • Austrian Cultural Forum
  • Polish Institute - Cultural Service of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Brussels
  • Hungarian Cultural Institute Brussels
  • Commission européenne
  • Embassy of Andorra
  • Embassy of Sweden
  • Vlaams-Nederlands Huis deBuren
  • Etxepare Euskal Institutua
  • MuntPunt
  • It Skriuwersboun
  • Leeuwarden Europan Capital of Culture 2018
  • Istituto Italiano di Cultura
  • Ville de Bruxelles
  • LOFT 58
  • Permanent Representation of Lithuania to the EU
  • Orfeu - Livraria Portuguesa
  • Greenland Representation to the European Union
  • Lithuanian Culture Institute
  • Austrian Presidency of the Council of the European Union