Norway

Discusses changes from 1929 to 2007 regarding Sami identity in Finnmark. Looks at the movie Lajla produced in 1929 comparing it to another version produced in 1937.

Book review of: Changing Lapps by Gutorm Gjessing.

Interdisciplinary Studies Thesis (M.I.S.)--University of Montana, 2012.

Based on survey on health and living conditions, study reports on chronic adult pain, number of pain sites, and pain strength.

Statistical data from Health Transitions in Arctic Populations used to compile statistical tables on all circumpolar countries and their northern regions outlining health status, determinants and healthcare.

Differences in findings among countries studied may be partially accounted for by regional dietary preferences.

Examines Sami author's last novel from a post colonial perspective.

Analysis reveals that Sami individuals feel more connected to their local community than non-Sami living in the same area.

Discusses challenges faced by Indigenous populations and identifies some of the local, national and international initiatives underway to address these issues. Excerpt from Well-being in the Urban Aboriginal Community: Fostering Biimaadiziwin edited by David Newhouse, Kevin FitzMaurice, Tricia McGuire-Adams, and Daniel Jetté. Originally presented at the 2011 National Research Conference on Urban Aboriginal Peoples.

Looks at the fight for access and use of natural resources during the time period 1990 until 2011.

Scandinavian Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Wisconsin - Madison, 2001.

Discussion on the conference attended by 500 delegates from 20 indigenous reindeer-herding cultures from northern regions of North America, Europe and Asia.

Discusses Sami's traditional, co-operative style of reindeer husbandry and challenges faced by herders trying to maintain this system in a cash-driven economy.

Looks at the connection to environment, Sámi language competence, and reindeer husbandry as factors in community resilience.

New edition of report provides overview of original and looks at relevant issues in the same countries including demographics, policy, fiscal information, legal framework, land rights and other important issues.

Describes and compares health care systems in the northern regions of the Arctic countries.

"The purpose of this paper is to illustrate a range of options for constitutional reform in order to promote discussion and exploration of specific possibilities for Australia".

Political Science Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Toronto, 2016.

Health and Care Sciences (Ph.D.)--Arctic University of Norway, 2013.

Art History Thesis (Masters)--University of Tromsø, 2006. One artist is Sami, the other Alaska Native.

Comments on the challenges of developing a Sami mediascape due to diversity in language, culture, and area of residence.

Focuses on lack of Sami demographical knowledge, its importance, the reasons, and the role of Sami identity. Paper presented at the Regional Northern Identity: From Past to Future, International Research Conference.

Folklore/Cultural Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, 1999.

Provides brief overview of care practices in Canada, circumpolar countries, and Nunavut and reports results of needs assessment conducted.

Overview of Sami rights in Norway, Finland, Sweden and Russia regarding self-government recognition and implementation.

Interview with first Sami to head national administration of Norwegian reindeer pastoralism.

Overview of the International Conference on Cross-Cultural Education in the North held in Montreal, August 18 to 21, 1969.

Findings showed that Sami parents reported fewer perceptions of problems than Norwegian parents did.

Political Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2015.

Study results indicate that the drinking culture between the Sami and the Norwegian population is different.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Chicago, 1984.

Examines the issue of cultural heritage ownership and rights. Chapter from: Properties of Culture - Culture as Property: Pathways to Reform in Post-Soviet Siberia edited by Erich Kasten.

Several chapters focus on Sami people.

Edited brief written for the Supreme Court of Norway in 1981.

"This report is part of a special collection from members of the University of the Arctic Thematic Network on Northern Nursing Education".

Study finds a high percentage of nurses engaged in continuing education and employed in positions related to their education.

The evaluation revealed that the program is successful in the areas of recruitment and retention.

Looks at the Finnmark Act in 2005, the establishment of Finnmark Estate and contemporary Sami nature practices. Follows two local women and their families.

Overview of the historical and continuing contributions of Sami Indigenous knowledge to Western scholarship.

Looks at historical definitions, contemporary problems with terminology, and international comparisons.

Main objective of the study was to describe the survey design and methodology. Findings showed a much higher response rate in Greenland and Alaska than Norway.

Looks at an early sign-up arrangement for internships in the Finnmark County in Norway.

Analyses the interplay between Sámi and tourists on the basis of focus group interviews.

Results based on 12,000 subjects indicate five distinct dietary patterns influenced by life-style factors.

In spite of similar political systems between the two countries, considerable differences were found between the two Sami parliaments regarding legal basis, authority, mandates, electoral system, influence and autonomy.

Study found that international research on climate sensitive infectious disease and zoonotic infections is impeded by incompatible reporting systems and differences in regulation; advises international standardization.

Findings revealed that middle aged Sami have elevated levels of apoB/apoA-1 ratio and total cholesterol compared with the overall Norwegian population.

Explains large vocabulary that the Sami use to express themselves regarding their physical environment .