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Just over 100 years ago, a Danish artist took a vacation to Sápmi...and ended up dedicating her career to living with Sámi reindeer herders to record their folktales. In a time when most ethnographers were male, Emilie Demant Hatt stood out already. But she also differed from her peers in that she actually spent time with the groups whose stories she told, living with Sámi families, and ensuring she recorded stories from women, too (previous writers had only spoken to male storytellers.) Translator Barbara Sjoholm will join us on May 12 to talk about "By The Fire," her translations of Emilie's works, which represents first time many of these stories have been shared in English. Check out this great article on By The Fire by The Norwegian American, and be sure to join us on May 12: https://www.norwegianamerican.com/featured/here-they-can-still-tell-stories/