He gets it for “diving deep into the forest Sami soul and portraying our Sami history from its perspective, and through this works to decolonize an expanse of Sápmi that has been hidden for too long”.
The stipend of SEK 30,000 is awarded by Sofia Jannok personally at an author’s meeting in Örnsköldsvik on October 24. Since 2014, Jannok, through his foundation, has awarded scholarships to recipients who have worked in projects by and for indigenous people.