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ČSV
Tcr25: ČSV Sámi political, artistic, and cultural symbol
[[File:SaamiResistanceČájetSámiVuoiŋŋa!.JPG|thumb|right|250px|A ČSV badge]]
'''ČSV''' is an [[initialism]] used to promote [[Sámi]] identity and activism. The three letters are the most commonly used in [[Sámi languages]], and together they can stand for a variety of phrases, although the most common modern meaning is ''Čájet Sámi Vuoiŋŋa!'' (Show Sámi Spirit).
==History==
In the early 1970s, Sámi activists adopted ČSV as a watchword similar to how the [[American Indian Movement]] and the [[Black Panther Party|Black Panthers]] used the phrases "Red Power" and "Black Power" respectively. <ref name="Minde2003"></ref> ČSV did not represent a group, but more of an idea that minority groups should take a more confrontational stance in demanding change.
is credited with coming up with the purposefully vague acronym during the [[Alta controversy|protests in Máze, Norway]] in 1970, saying that it stood for ''Čiegus Sámi Viehka'' (Secret Sámi Helper).<ref name="DuBoisCocq2019"></ref> Although the phrase originated in the [[Northern Sámi language|Northern Sámi]] community, it soon spread to other Sámi groups.<ref name="Kalstad2013"></ref>
==Artists==
While the origin of ČSV was political, it soon became a cultural identifier drawing the attention of authors and artists.<ref name="Kalstad2013" /><ref></ref> In 1972, a cultural seminar in Sirma, Norway, participants were tasked with writing what ČSV meant for them as part of an exercise to encourage Sámi to write about Sámi experiences.<ref></ref> In 2013, [[Kildin Sámi]] photographer Sergey Gavrilov asked Sámi youth to repeat the ČSV exercise for an exhibition at the Sami Center for Contemporary Art in Karasjok, Norway.<ref></ref>
==Interpretation==
Expressing the meaning of ČSV for many is an exercise in creativity, demonstrating the adaptability of the Sámi people and languages.<ref name="DuBoisCocq2019" /> Common meanings include: <ref name="Kuhn2020"></ref>
* ''Čájet Sámi Vuoiŋŋa!'' (Show Sámi Spirit!)
* ''Čohkke Sámiid Viuitui!'' (Sámi Unite for Victory!)
* ''Čállet Sámi Verddt!'' (Write, Sámi friends!)
==References==
[[Category:Scandinavia]]
[[Category:Sami]]
[[Category:Sami people]]
[[Category:Sami politics]]
'''ČSV''' is an [[initialism]] used to promote [[Sámi]] identity and activism. The three letters are the most commonly used in [[Sámi languages]], and together they can stand for a variety of phrases, although the most common modern meaning is ''Čájet Sámi Vuoiŋŋa!'' (Show Sámi Spirit).
==History==
In the early 1970s, Sámi activists adopted ČSV as a watchword similar to how the [[American Indian Movement]] and the [[Black Panther Party|Black Panthers]] used the phrases "Red Power" and "Black Power" respectively. <ref name="Minde2003"></ref> ČSV did not represent a group, but more of an idea that minority groups should take a more confrontational stance in demanding change.
is credited with coming up with the purposefully vague acronym during the [[Alta controversy|protests in Máze, Norway]] in 1970, saying that it stood for ''Čiegus Sámi Viehka'' (Secret Sámi Helper).<ref name="DuBoisCocq2019"></ref> Although the phrase originated in the [[Northern Sámi language|Northern Sámi]] community, it soon spread to other Sámi groups.<ref name="Kalstad2013"></ref>
==Artists==
While the origin of ČSV was political, it soon became a cultural identifier drawing the attention of authors and artists.<ref name="Kalstad2013" /><ref></ref> In 1972, a cultural seminar in Sirma, Norway, participants were tasked with writing what ČSV meant for them as part of an exercise to encourage Sámi to write about Sámi experiences.<ref></ref> In 2013, [[Kildin Sámi]] photographer Sergey Gavrilov asked Sámi youth to repeat the ČSV exercise for an exhibition at the Sami Center for Contemporary Art in Karasjok, Norway.<ref></ref>
==Interpretation==
Expressing the meaning of ČSV for many is an exercise in creativity, demonstrating the adaptability of the Sámi people and languages.<ref name="DuBoisCocq2019" /> Common meanings include: <ref name="Kuhn2020"></ref>
* ''Čájet Sámi Vuoiŋŋa!'' (Show Sámi Spirit!)
* ''Čohkke Sámiid Viuitui!'' (Sámi Unite for Victory!)
* ''Čállet Sámi Verddt!'' (Write, Sámi friends!)
==References==
[[Category:Scandinavia]]
[[Category:Sami]]
[[Category:Sami people]]
[[Category:Sami politics]]
April 06, 2020 at 05:09AM
