{"id":8562,"date":"2026-11-11T11:21:11","date_gmt":"2026-11-11T16:21:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maplacedesarts.ca\/evenements\/causerie-et-vernissage-avec-le-bedeiste-sami-mats-jonsson-et-isabelle-chereau-traductrice\/"},"modified":"2026-11-11T11:23:29","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T16:23:29","slug":"causerie-et-vernissage-avec-le-bedeiste-sami-mats-jonsson-et-isabelle-chereau-traductrice","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/maplacedesarts.ca\/en\/events\/causerie-et-vernissage-avec-le-bedeiste-sami-mats-jonsson-et-isabelle-chereau-traductrice\/","title":{"rendered":"Causerie et vernissage avec le b\u00e9d\u00e9iste sami Mats Jonsson et Isabelle Ch\u00e9reau, traductrice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>INVITATION<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We invite you to meet Sami comic book artist <strong>Mats Jonsson<\/strong> and his translator, <strong>Isabelle Ch\u00e9reau<\/strong>, for a discussion about <em>When We Were Sami<\/em>, a remarkable autobiographical and documentary graphic novel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This will also be an opportunity to attend the opening reception of <em>When We Were Sami: A Rediscovered History<\/em>, an exhibition that extends the reading experience of the book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Free admission | Bistro<\/strong><br><strong>Hosted by:<\/strong> Daniel Aubin<br><strong>Book available for purchase ($39.95) and signing<\/strong><br><strong>Complimentary wine reception<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the death of his grandfather, Mats Jonsson discovers that his ancestors were Sami. This revelation leads him to undertake an extensive investigation into his family origins and the history of this Indigenous people of northern Scandinavia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Through his research, the author traces the assimilation policies implemented by the Swedish state, the gradual loss of language and traditions, as well as the mechanisms that led many families to conceal or abandon their Sami identity. By following the thread of his own family history, he sheds light on the history of a people whose presence was long marginalized in national narratives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A deeply human documentary graphic novel about memory, cultural transmission, and reclaiming identity, <em>When We Were Sami<\/em> is a story that is both informative and moving, brought to life by one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary comics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mats Jonsson\u2019s first work to be published in French, the documentary graphic novel <em>When We Were Sami<\/em> was a finalist for the <strong>August Prize<\/strong>, Sweden\u2019s most prestigious literary award, and won the <strong>Bj\u00f6rn Nilsson Cultural Journalism Award<\/strong>, presented by the national daily newspaper <em>Expressen<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This event is made possible with financial support from the <strong>Swedish Arts Council | Kulturr\u00e5det<\/strong> and <strong>Ontario Creates<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Prise de parole<\/strong> thanks its partners: <strong>Le Salon du livre du Grand Sudbury, Place des Arts du Grand Sudbury, Kwahiatonhk!, and the Regroupement des \u00e9diteurs franco-ontariens.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>INVITATION We invite you to meet Sami comic book artist Mats Jonsson and his translator, Isabelle Ch\u00e9reau, for a discussion about When We Were Sami,&mldr;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","event_type":[20],"class_list":["post-8562","event","type-event","status-publish","hentry","event_type-literary-arts"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maplacedesarts.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/8562","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maplacedesarts.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maplacedesarts.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/event"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maplacedesarts.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8562"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"event_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maplacedesarts.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event_type?post=8562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}