Isogaisa Festival
isogaisa festival started annual festival celebrating th anniversary isogaisa shamanic festival northern part scandinavia participant part sápmi sweden norway finland russia european country festival run week starting lecture workshop nature walk monday thursday main event weekend another festival area norway riddu riđđu similar way focus sami culture connection indigenous people without focus shamanism traditional belief practice festival run organization isogaisa ronald kvernmo director kvernmo member sami community author cultural worker shamanic practitioner studied sami religion academically university tromsø attended saivo sjamanskole run author shaman ailo gaup isogaisa described social meeting place different culture blend old sami spiritual way seeing world combined modern way thinking event ceremony lecture musicdancetheater performance held indigenous people present culture practice take part performance group sámi traditional norse shamanism central festival also brings practitioner shamanistic tradition using alcohol substance alter consciousness never way traditional sami shamanism according official webpage festival strict drug policy mean practice participant enter festival influence anything stronger coffee asked leave festival band taken without refund allowed back year period another reason allowing drug member young old feel comfortable attend creation event important spread information regarding situation indigenous culture around world struggle survival contemporary world sharing information culture creates connection people part world help support keeping renewal custom many year suffered religious persecution able socially connect create network helped community gain support communicate information otherwise unavailable public isogaisa festival brought many relevant question shamanic practice culture shown support sami parliament norway cultural council organization shaman norway isogaisa – august focus traditional way healing comparison modern medicine shaman western medicinal professional give lecture may shamanism contribute care treatment possible combine healing modern medicine superstition true festival located village tennevoll lavangen municipality northern norway situated surroundings hotel named fjellkysten hotel slope towards fjord lavangen inside hotel reception receive information festival meet participant buy meal coffee restaurant main day festival space open people sell craft advertise perform healing reading different kind socially interact event outside hotel also area vending move back enter place camping event field back hotel large octagon constructed year centered around sacred fireplace addition lavvu placed four corner give space workshop lecture ceremony lavvu fireplace closed main center bigger ceremony event whole space opened participant estimated space could hold people also separated lavvus hold smaller gathering cause placed around area building plan creating permanent structure could hold people used round year festival located remote location number participant estimated keep low effect event spread social medium like facebook group webbased platform isogaisa shamanic gathering includes many different expression culture spirituality artist shaman cultural worker healer either invited express wish participate event contact isogaisa board working organization festival people root canada mexico new zealand russia nordic country many place travel share knowledge learn possibility rent room fjellkysten camping also available camper van tent lavvus back area another possibility sleeping inside main lavvu prepared people gather hour night drum chant conversation camping sleeping main lavvu included price festival booking room fjellkysten made contacting directly additional sleeping arrangement needed best contact management festival webpage isogaisa homepage riddu riđđu fjellkysten