Norway

Overview of traditional livelihoods of the Aleut and Iñupiat of Northern Alaska; the Yupiit and Chukchi of the Russian Far East; the Inuit of Nunavut; the Isertormeeq, Kalaallit and Kujataamiut of Greenland; and the coastal Sami people of the European Far North. Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.

Looks at how peoples of Greenland and Northern Europe have used media, literary works, and education to express their Indigenous identities. Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.

Discusses the switch from small-scale to large-scale reindeer herding and reasons for the change. Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.

Describes the peoples of the North, making distinctions between settlement patterns, migration, and assimilation of different ethnic groups. Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.

Overview of reindeer biology, life style of herders, circumstances which led to intensification of herding and subsequent changes in Sami social organization. Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.

Overview of the impact European explorers, traders and settlers had on traditional livelihoods of Indigenous peoples of the circumpolar North. Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.

Discusses past and emerging practices, giving examples of projects taking place throughout the circumpolar region. Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.

Looks at ways in which governments and social agencies disrupted traditional settlement patterns of northern peoples and effects of industrialization using examples from Canada, Russia, Norway, and Alaska. Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.

Overview of emergence and characteristics of the Russian, Canadian, Norwegian, Swedish, and Finnish states and how the different regimes impacted the peoples of the circumpolar North. Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.

Discusses social construction of language with emphasis on the influence of living conditions, lifestyle, population changes and national policy. Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.

Discusses reindeer husbandry as a system of northern adaptation and traditional circumpolar resource use, its ecological and historical roots, and ethnic and geographic diversity. Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.

Discusses northern movements for regional and Indigenous autonomy and cultural self-determination. Includes three examples: Greenland, Nunavut, and the Sami people of Northern Europe. Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.

Brief explanation of how identity and culture are expressed in each of these areas. Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.

Discusses the concept and assessment of well-being, compares major trends in health status, income, unemployment, etc. internationally and nationally, and looks at problems in social services delivery. Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.

Tracked specific causes of death in a cohort of 19,801 persons.

Nine indicators used: recognition of land/title, self-government rights, cultural rights, and customary law, upholding historic treaties and/or signing new treaties, guarantees of representation/consultation in central government, affirmation of distinct status, support/ratification for international instruments, and affirmative action. 2nd edition.

Nine indicators were used: recognition of land/title, self-government, customary law, and culture; legal affirmation of distinct status, support/ratification for international indigenous rights instruments, affirmative action, upholding and/or signing new treaties, and guarantees of representation/consultation in central government.

Discusses Ibsen's understanding of the Sami or Finns which was limited and reflective of a new interest in sagas and the pre-history of Norway.

Book review of: Narrating the Arctic edited by Michael Bravo and Sverker Sorlin.

A discussion about an American anthropologist's European visit to identify how Europeans view American Indigenous populations. During his investigation he looks at European depictions of Indigenous people in museums and libraries, Indigenous influences in European culture, and compares smaller European societies also struggling for their own cultural autonomy to those of American Indigenous people.

Indigenous Studies Thesis (MPhil)--The Arctic University of Norway, 2016.

Examines new legislation put into effect in Norway, the Norwegian Finnmark Act, the Draft Sami Convention, and the right to self-determination.

Discusses a village situated between the nomadic culture of the interior and Norwegian culture of the coast and effects living on that boundary has had on beliefs about supernatural beings.

Discussion of Sami urbanization, urbanity, and their absence in the local culture in Scandinavia. Focuses on resistance to including Sami place names on signage and lack of public monuments which acknowledge their existence and contributions to society.

Sociolinguist explains Sámi traditional knowledge systems, spirituality and culture.

Discusses three national museums in Stockholm with different but interconnected collections. Paper from Conference Current Issues in European Cultural Studies organized by the Advanced Cultural Studies Institute of Sweden, 2011.

Text of the Convention in English (unofficial translation).

Discusses the stereotypical portrayal of the Finnar (the Sami and the Finns) in various stories. The most negative depiction being Snorri Sturluson's Heimskringla.

Examines three poems by the Sami poet for language employed as well as the geography and ecology of the Sami homeland occupying parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia.

Comments on the changes in the world during the twelve years this journal has been published.

Looks at the effectiveness of environmental assessments in the north and addresses research gaps.

Examines the attitudes and relationships of Indigenous groups with the nuclear energy industry.

Study focused on light chase tour operations in the Tromsø area, northern Norway.

Findings indicated study group exhibited minimal variance with overall population.

Uses examples of research on the Sámi and immigrants to illustrate how lines have been blurred between scholarly activities and domestic policies.

Looks at important acts which govern land use and ownership, as well as some Supreme Court judgments after 1968.

Study chronicles the challenges faced by health care providers dealing with shortages of supplies and personnel during World War II.

Sources of data: Indigenous advisors, academic and grey literature review, and environmental scan. Includes information on general context, promising practices, and knowledge gaps around service provision.

Discusses the challenges of providing culturally appropriate care to the elderly Sami of Norway.

Looks at the importance of handling claims politically, the challenges of developing appropriate legislation, historical injustices, and the impact of partial self-governance.

Discusses the creation of the traditional Sami resource territories map with detailed locations and place names.

Comments on the impact of climate change on the health of Arctic inhabitants and looks at ways of assessing the interface between human-animal-environment.

Presents results of pilot study to develop and test tools for a larger epidemiological study of oral health.

Reports alcohol-related social norms came from the Laestadian (Lutheran) revival movement.

Discusses the evolution of technologies used to restore and create space to preserve languages and cultures while communicating across cultural, political, and geographical boundaries.

Overview of primary results from several research studies on population health from Russia, Norway, Greenland, Finland, Sweden and Canada.