Norway

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

Compares pre-school child behavior using the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) and parent reports from monoethnic Sami, multiethnic Sami/Norwegian and monoethnic Norwegian children.

Examines child-rearing customs and child-behavior issues in Sami and Norwegian populations in northern Norway.

Focuses on the Sami and the Roma.

Political Science Thesis (Ph.D.)--Umea University, 1997.

Findings show predation compensation positively effect future herd size.

Looks at EALÁT, a Reindeer Herders Vulnerability Network Study and project examining reindeer pastoralism of the Sami and climate change. Duration: 35:34.

Looks at results from interviews with Sámi women regarding healthy living advise for health risk reduction. Shows women use information creatively.

Short story.

Discusses three examples of Sámi mathematics which could be part of a possible Sámi mathematics syllabus.

Book review of Phasing Out of the Colonial Status of Greenland, 1945-54 by Eric Beukel, Frede P. Jensen, and Jens Elo Rytter.

Articles cover five themes: Arctic cosmologies, beliefs, art and shamanism; Arctic lands, waters, and environment; Indigenous rights and customary law; topics for future teaching.

Compares Norway's assimilative policy toward Sami people to Sweden's somewhat modified policy.

Study shows that in British Columbia, Indigenous-specific primary healthcare services ensure better care compared to Norway where Sámi-centric services exist only in mental health.

Looks at the research in eight domains that influence Aboriginal learning outcomes; the implications for policy in each of these domains; and examines a set of ten policy recommendations to strengthen the success of Aboriginal learners across the system.

Academic and grey literature review conducted on: key issues; principles and desired outcomes; recent historical programs and policies; program and policy recommendations; and international program and policy examples. Options were then examined to determine whether they aligned with principles and desired outcomes, as well as feasibility and viability in current social context.

Looks at the relationship between the Indigenous minority and the majority regarding the establishment of Sami Parliaments.

Discusses Sami rights to land and water in Norway.

Contends that despite a low response rate, the study has potential benefit for general population by providing scientific-based insight on health and living conditions.

Claims that there is a division between postcolonial criticism and postcolonial theory.

Study looks for ethnic-specific predictors. Shows smoking is associated with risk-taking behaviours.

Study concludes no difference in populations probably due to the similar risk profile.

Findings from study suggests a higher prevalence of milk intolerance in the Sami population.

Compares data collected from Alaska, Sweden, Norway and Greenland and concludes that Swedish respondents had less suicidal thoughts than those in the other countries.

Discusses regional participation in mainland Arctic Norway .

Looks at the challenges of publishing in the Sámi languages; the foundation of Sámi literature from oral tradition to written language; early Sámi authors; the Sámi Writers’ Association; and the emergence of Sámi publishing houses. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 42.

Introduces the history of Sámi education, its present state, future challenges, and practical solutions.

Discusses reburial case where 21 skulla and skeletons were dug up and taken to the University of Uppsala.

Discusses the discovery, use, and role of South-Saami shaman drums found in Norway.

Polar Law Thesis (LL.M.)--University of Akureyri, 2010. Focuses on the Sami.

Looks at the history of mineral legislation, a new Mineral Act, and the Sami people's rights in Norway.

Brief overview of four themes: status of language, political empowerment, economy, and higher education and research. Presentation at the Conference: “The Regional Identity of Ethnic Groups in Europe”

Studies language relations by looking at the historical, ideological, and political process used in language revitalization focusing on political and legal instruments of change.

Looks at challenges, successes, total size and production of the market, and examines socio-economic trade-offs between subsistence and commercial markets.

Photographer who lived with the Sámi for several years speaks about her experiences. Duration: 22:40.

Discusses the relevant international law and describes the national law of Australia and Norway.

Discusses changes in perspective of the Sami people and their participation in research projects as a researcher as well as the subject of the research.

Covers selected principles of the Convention: concept of Indigenous peoples and their institutions, customs, customary laws, and participation in International Labour Organization's supervisory mechanisms, as well as their right to education, consultation, and to decide on development priorities. Looks at Norway, Sweden and Finland.

Examines the history of two fjords and the fisheries-dependent Sámi coastal settlements facing a decline in local fish stocks.

Looks at several different resource developments as case studies.

Overview of dissertation that looks at reasons for certain interventions to be on patients who were aggressive, violent or self-harming.

One hundred and forty-two participants from seven Arctic nations described the current status of water, sanitation and hygiene services (WASH), including access to services, notification requirements for water-related infectious diseases, and examples of environmental-change events which impacted provision of services.

Focuses on patterns and trends of cancer incidence.

Sámi Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--Umeå University, 2008.

Indigenous Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Tromsø, 2008. Examines Saami (Sami) ritual festival.

Looks at proposed statute in Northern Europe regarding unenclosed land resources with focus on Norwegian Finnmark Act.

Looks at the early history of skiing from the beginning in the Stone Age to a time only a few centuries ago with a focus on the role of Sami contributions.