Rijkuo-Maja or Rika Maja (Sami or Swedish for "Rich Maja"; 1661–1757) was a Sáminoaidi from Mausjaur.[1] She was known for her influence and wealth in the contemporary Sámi community and became a famous figure of the Sámi history and the subject of several legends.
Rika Maja was from Mausjaur south of Arvidsjaur, and belonged to the forest sami of Arvidjsaur. She was married to Nils Hindersson (died before 1730) and had a daughter. She was the owner of over 3000 reindeers. She was famed for her great wealth in the contemporary Sámi community, and known by her sobriquetRika Maja ('Rich Maja'). The surrounding Sámis were referred to as her vassals, and at the annual great winter market day, the Swedish merchants of Piteå was forced to ask for her permission to conduct trade with the Sámi people.
Rika Maja practiced Christianity in parallel with Sami shamanism, which were normal among the Sami people at this time period during the ongoing Christianization of the Sámi people. Adjusting to the law, who outlawed non Christian religion, she regularly attended church in Arvidsjaur, and presented as Christian in the presence of the Christian Swedish authorities. In private and in the presence of other Samis, she practiced the Sami religion. She had a Sieidi at the Akkanålke mountain, as well as sacrificial stone in the Mausjaur lake. She was active as a noaidi, and as such used a Sámi drum.
It has traditionally often been claimed that only men could become noaidi and use the drum, but several women are in fact noted to have done so, the most famous being Rijkuo-Maja of Arvidsjaur as well as Anna Greta Matsdotter of Vapsten, known as Silbo-gåmmoe or Gammel-Silba, were both noted to have done so.[2] To acquire fishing luck for herself and her spouse, she reportedly sacrificed fish of the kind she wished to acquire on her sacrificial stone at Masjaur Lake.
On a famous occasion during a time of drought, she allegedly successfully summoned rain by performing a magic ritual. She was old at the time, and asked to be lead out to her sacrificial stone in the Mausjaur lake in ceremonial robe; after reaching the stone, she struck the water with a staff made of brass in prayer to the rain- and thunder god Horagalles, and according to legend, caused the rain to fall.
Folklore and legend
Rika Maja is the subject of many legends. When she died in 1757, she asked to be given a Pagan funeral on the mountain. Instead, her family gave her a Christian burial on the Arvidsjaur churchyard. After the burial, all of her thousands of reindeers, according to the legend, suddenly stormed toward the sea and did not stop until they were all drowned. In accordance to the legend, she buried a treasure of coins somewhere in the Akkanålke mountain.
^Ohring, Alfr., 'Arvidsjaur: några bilder från förr och nu', Vår nordliga hembygd / utgiven till skolornas tjänst av Nils Ramselius., s. [51]-164, 1920
^Lundmark, Bo, 'Rijkuo-Maja and Silbo-Gåmmoe - towards the question of female shamanism in the saami area', Saami religion / edited by Tore Ahlbäck., s. [158]-169, 1987
Ohring, Alfr., 'Arvidsjaur: några bilder från förr och nu', Vår nordliga hembygd / utgiven till skolornas tjänst av Nils Ramselius., s. [51]-164, 1920
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Rijkuo Maja or Rika Maja Sami or Swedish for Rich Maja 1661 1757 was a Sami noaidi from Mausjaur 1 She was known for her influence and wealth in the contemporary Sami community and became a famous figure of the Sami history and the subject of several legends Contents 1 Life 2 Folklore and legend 3 See also 4 ReferencesLife EditRika Maja was from Mausjaur south of Arvidsjaur and belonged to the forest sami of Arvidjsaur She was married to Nils Hindersson died before 1730 and had a daughter She was the owner of over 3000 reindeers She was famed for her great wealth in the contemporary Sami community and known by her sobriquet Rika Maja Rich Maja The surrounding Samis were referred to as her vassals and at the annual great winter market day the Swedish merchants of Pitea was forced to ask for her permission to conduct trade with the Sami people Rika Maja practiced Christianity in parallel with Sami shamanism which were normal among the Sami people at this time period during the ongoing Christianization of the Sami people Adjusting to the law who outlawed non Christian religion she regularly attended church in Arvidsjaur and presented as Christian in the presence of the Christian Swedish authorities In private and in the presence of other Samis she practiced the Sami religion She had a Sieidi at the Akkanalke mountain as well as sacrificial stone in the Mausjaur lake She was active as a noaidi and as such used a Sami drum It has traditionally often been claimed that only men could become noaidi and use the drum but several women are in fact noted to have done so the most famous being Rijkuo Maja of Arvidsjaur as well as Anna Greta Matsdotter of Vapsten known as Silbo gammoe or Gammel Silba were both noted to have done so 2 To acquire fishing luck for herself and her spouse she reportedly sacrificed fish of the kind she wished to acquire on her sacrificial stone at Masjaur Lake On a famous occasion during a time of drought she allegedly successfully summoned rain by performing a magic ritual She was old at the time and asked to be lead out to her sacrificial stone in the Mausjaur lake in ceremonial robe after reaching the stone she struck the water with a staff made of brass in prayer to the rain and thunder god Horagalles and according to legend caused the rain to fall Folklore and legend EditRika Maja is the subject of many legends When she died in 1757 she asked to be given a Pagan funeral on the mountain Instead her family gave her a Christian burial on the Arvidsjaur churchyard After the burial all of her thousands of reindeers according to the legend suddenly stormed toward the sea and did not stop until they were all drowned In accordance to the legend she buried a treasure of coins somewhere in the Akkanalke mountain See also EditLars Nilsson shaman Quiwe BaarsenReferences Edit Ohring Alfr Arvidsjaur nagra bilder fran forr och nu Var nordliga hembygd utgiven till skolornas tjanst av Nils Ramselius s 51 164 1920 Lundmark Bo Rijkuo Maja and Silbo Gammoe towards the question of female shamanism in the saami area Saami religion edited by Tore Ahlback s 158 169 1987 Arvidsjaurs Natur amp Kultur Guide arvidsjaurnaturochkultur se Retrieved 2017 02 25 Lennart Ohman Arvidsjaurs kyrka 100 ar Rika Maja och Akkanalke 2001 Ohring Alfr Arvidsjaur nagra bilder fran forr och nu Var nordliga hembygd utgiven till skolornas tjanst av Nils Ramselius s 51 164 1920This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in Swedish February 2017 Click show for important translation instructions View a machine translated version of the Swedish article Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Consider adding a topic to this template there are already 1 013 articles in the main category and specifying topic will aid in categorization Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Swedish Wikipedia article at sv Rika Maja see its history for attribution You should also add the template Translated sv Rika Maja to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rijkuo Maja amp oldid 1106027047, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
