‘We Already Carry Out a National Assignment’: Indigenous Performance and the Struggle for a Sámi National Theatre in Sweden

Since the early 2010s, arts and culture in Sweden have taken a stand against prevailing epistemic ignorance of country's Indigenous Sámi people by confronting majoritarian society with realities settler colonialism. This article suggests that theatre performance form part this cultural activism highlights decolonial labour Giron Teáhter, oldest professionally driven touring company Swedish Sápmi. Taking one specific production as springboard, demonstrates larger, structural issues at stake. Teáhter deploys stage vibrant, forum where history colonialism people's struggle toward self-determination is performed, celebrated encouraged. The has long striven to gain official status national for performing therefore also outlines financial political impediments encountered Teáhter.