Thomas Marainen lea riegádan ja bajásšaddan vuolit Sohpparis boazodoallu bearrašis Saarivuomis. Lean árben áhččis árbevirolaš giehtaduoji. Mun lean muorra ja čoarveduodji oahpu gaccan guokte jagi Samernas Utbildningscentrumas Johkamohkis.
Ráhkadan árbevirolaš sámedujiid ja dasa lassin ođđa áigásaš sámedujiid. Maŋimuš buvttadat leat njurgganat ráhkaduvvon boazočoarvvis.
Lea bargan sámeduojárin Johkamohkis, Gárasavvonis, Guovdageainnus ja Unjárggas. Ja lea oasálastán nationála ja riikkaidgaskasaš duodječájáhusain Davvi Estlanddas, Ruoná Eatnamis, Duiskas, Japanas ja Panamas.
Girječállin čállán divttaid ja mánáidgirjjiid ja dasa lassin lávlunčállagiid main lea sámemusihkka duogážis. Lea maiddái jorgalahttán Ulf Lundell, Astrid Lindgren lávllačállagiid sámegillii.
Juoigan sihke árbevirolaš ja iežas luđiid máŋgga konsearttain ja eará álmmolaš lávlundeaivadeamiin nugo Sámi Grand Prix Guovdageainnus, Kalevala festiválas Petrosoworsk`s.
Lea miellahttu Sámi Girječállisearvvis, Juoigiidsearvvis, Norrlänska Författarsällskapet NPS ja BAGO girječállisearvi.
Thomas Marainen was born and raised in Soppero to a reindeer herding family belonging Saarivuoma herding district. He learnt traditional sámi handcraft from his father. He studied wood and antler duodji in Samernas Utbildningscentrum in Johkamohkki
Marainen creates both traditional and contemporary sámi handcraft. His latest works are whistles made of reindeer antlers.
He has worked as a Sámi craftsman in Johkamohkki, Gárasavvon (Sweden), Guovdageaidnu (Norway) and Unjárga (Norway). He has participated in national and international duodji exhibitions in Northern Estonia, Greenland, Germany, Japan and Panama.
As an author he writes poems and children’s books, but also song lyrics with sámi music in the background. He has also translated Ulf Lundell’s and Astrid Lindgren’s songs to sámi.
He has performed both traditional and his own joiks in several concerts and other public exhibitions like Sámi Grand Prix in Guovdageaidnu and Kalevala festival in Petrosoworsk
He is member of Sámi writer’s association, Sámi yoik association, Norrländska writer’s company NPS and BAGO writer’s association.
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