The 18th Riddu Riđđu Festival is held this week in Kaafjord, in Northern Norway. The Riddu Riđđu is an international festival for indigenous peoples from across the globe. This year's special guests: Canada's Nisga People,
The festival is featuring an extensive program with around 200 artists and 3,000 visitors representing different indigenous and other peoples from across the globe.
Special guests this year are representatives of the Nisga people from Canada, and as part of the Norwegian Government's commitment to the arts and culture scene, The Ministry of Culture and Church Affairs has granted 1 million NOK to building Nisga´a long house at the Riddu Riđđu festival grounds.
The Nisga house is the result of cooperation between Nisga people from Canada, the Riddu Riđđu indigenous festival and the Center for Northern Peoples. The house will be used as a stage and ceremonial building and will be part of the festival’s collection of indigenous buildings. The festival grounds currently have a small community of buildings consisting of five indigenous residences from around the world.
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