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From 'I'm a Lapp' to "I am Saami': Popular Music and Changing Images of Indigenous Ethnicity in Scandinavia

Alternate Title
From 'I'm a Lapp' to "I am Sami': Popular Music and Changing Images of Indigenous Ethnicity in Scandinavia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Richard Jones-Bamman
Journal of Intercultural Studies, vol. 22, no. 2, August 2001, pp. 189-210
Article examines the activities of Sami musicians and their recordings from the second half of the 20th century.
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From Ottawa to Iqaluit: Towards Sustainable Arctic Co-operation?

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Scrivener
Environmental Politics, vol. 7, no. 4, 1998, pp. 136-141
Comments on the Arctic Council, inaugurated to facilitate circumpolar cooperation on sustainable development and environmental protection in the Arctic.
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Gallstones and Gallbladder Cancer in Southwestern Native Americans

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Albert B. Lowenfels
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 16, no. 3, 1992, pp. 77-86
Findings indicate that Native Americans were more likely to have gallstones than non-Native Americans. This finding is significant in that large stones also carry a greater risk for gallbladder cancer.
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Gender, Culture and Northern Fisheries

Alternate Title
Occasional Publication Series (Canadian Circumpolar Institute) ; no. 62
E-Books
Author/Creator
Katherine Reedy-Maschner
Virginia Mulle
Sine Anahita
Martina Tyrrell
Anna Karlsdóttir ... [et al.]
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The Geopolitical Laplander

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elena Balzamo
Journal of Northern Studies, vol. 8, no. 2, 2014, pp. 29-42
Discusses Historia by Olaus Magnus and Lapponia by Johannes Schefferus which both contain themes of the Sami people, their way of life, skills, and magical powers.
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A Global Perspective on Costing Indigenous Language Revitalization

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Heather Bliss

Discusses the degree of endangerment, demographic and linguistic data, gross domestic product, government revitalization expenditures, and funding for minority languages, environmental protection and Indigenous affairs in 10 countries:  Australia, Brazil, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, United States and Wales.

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Globalization and the Circumpolar North

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Timothy Heleniak
The Northern Review, no. 34, Fall , 2011, pp. 95-98
Book review of: Globalization and the Circumpolar North edited by Lassi Heininen, Chris Southcott.
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A Guide to the Arctic Council

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indigenous Peoples' Secretariat
Arctic Council
Information on the Council's composition, procedures and structures.
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Healing the Impact of Colonization, Genocide, Missionization, and Racism on Indigenous Populations

Alternate Title
The Psychological Impact of War Trauma on Civilians
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Betty Bastien
Jürgen W. Kremer
Rauna Kuokkanen
Patricia Vickers
Looks at three geographical areas and several groups including Sami, Tsimshian, and Niisitapi and where initial colonial violence has given way to other forms of violence. Chapter from The Psychological Impact of War Trauma on Civilians edited by Stanley Krippner and Teresa M. McIntyre.
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The Health and Well-Being of Indigenous Youth

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Laurence J. Kirmayer
Acta Paediatrica, vol. 104, no. 1, January 2015, pp. 2-4
Editorial discusses health related quality of life (HRQoL) of Sami schoolchildren ages 12 to 18 in Sweden.
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Health-Related Quality of Life in Indigenous Sami Schoolchildren in Sweden

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lotta Omma
Solveig Petersen
Acta Paediatrica, vol. 104, no. 1, January 2015, pp. 75-83
Study covering grades 6-12 found lower health-related quality of life (HRQOL) for Sami than Swedish children. A high degree of ethnicity-related negative treatment may partially explain the lower HRQOL.
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A Hidden Curriculum: Mapping Cultural Competency in a Medical Programme

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Caroline Wachtler
Margareta Troein
Medical Education, vol. 37, no. 10, 2003, pp. 861-868
Evaluation of cultural competency training in a Swedish hospital found areas where it was present, absent or hidden; proposes curriculum changes to address inadequacies.
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Identifying Barriers to Healthcare Delivery and Access in the Circumpolar North: Important Insights for Health Professionals

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
S. Huot
H. Ho
A. Ko
S. Lam
P. Tactay
J. MacLachlan
R. K. Raanaas
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
A scoping literature review selected 43 articles published between 2005 and 2016; findings address 4 main themes relating to compromised access to healthcare: (1) the influence of physical geography, (2) healthcare provider-related barriers, (3) the importance of culture and language and (4) the impact of systemic factors.
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Implementing Indigenous Self-Determination: The Case of the Sámi in Norway

Alternate Title
Restoring Indigenous Self-Determination: Theoretical and Practical Approaches
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Else Grete Broderstad
Discusses four aspects of rights and political participation: negative, positive, procedural, and institutional. Excerpt from Restoring Indigenous Self-Determination: Theoretical and Practical Approaches edited by Marc Woons. Entire book on one pdf. To access paper scroll to p. 80.
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The Indians

Alternate Title
Encyclopedia Arctica ; 8
Encyclopedia Arctica. Anthropology and Archeology
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
[Violla E. Garfield
Robert McKennan
John M. Cooper
Frank G. Speck
Johannes Falkenberg
Eugene A. Golomshtok ... [et al.]]
Information on the: Tlingit, Haida, Eyak, Northern Cree, Montagnais-Naskapi, Sami, Chukchis, Dolgans, Gilyaks, Kamchadals, Ostyaks, Samoyeds, Ipiutak, and Inuit. Digitized copy of typescript is part of the unpublished reference work on the Northern Arctic and subarctic regions. Project ran from 1947-1951.
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Indigenous Data Sovereignty

Alternate Title
Issues in Open Data
The State of Open Data: Histories and Horizons
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Stephanie Carroll Rainie
Tahu Kukutai
Maggie Walter
Oscar Luis Figeuroa-Rodriguez
Jennifer Walker
Per Alexsson
Discusses issues relating to ownership, representation, and control of open data, the individual and collective right to access and privacy, and current approaches to ownership, licensing and use.Chapterr 21 in The State of Open Data: Histories and Horizons edited by Tim Davies, Stephen B. Walker, Mor Rubinstein, and Fernando Perini.
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Indigenous Data Sovereignty and Policy

Alternate Title
Routledge Studies in Indigenous Peoples and Policy
E-Books
Author/Creator
Maggie Walter
Stephanie Russo Carroll
Tahu Kukutai
Donna Cormack
Raymond Lovett ... [et al.]
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Indigenous Engagement in Health Research in Circumpolar Countries: An Analysis of Existing Ethical Guidelines

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Josée Lavoie
Jon Petter Stoor
Katie Cueva
Gwen Healey Akearok
Elizabeth Rink ... [et al.]
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 13, no. 1, 2022

Looks at the arctic indigenous communities participation and perspectives on the ethical guidelines regarding research amongst their populations. 

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Indigenous Nations Ask WCC For Support

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Indigenous Nations Ask World Council of Churches For Support
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Thomas Ryan
Catholic New Times, vol. 30, no. 5, March 2006, p. 13
Discusses a conference in Porto Alegre, Brazil, where Indigenous Nations talked to the World Council of Churches to ask for help stemming the tide of eroding cultures.
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Indigenous Peoples and Dementia in the Nordic Region

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lars Rottem Krangnes
Reports on challenges and proposals emerging from workshop groups at the first Nordic Conference on Indigenous Peoples and Dementia. The challenges identified in terms of provision of services in municipalities were: insufficient knowledge of rights and what they entail, lack of linguistic and cultural expertise, lack of tools for day-to-day work and development of operations, and developing collaborations between Nordic countries.
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Indigenous Peoples and Rights

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Stefan Ekenberg
Overview of the Sami in Finland and Sweden and the disruption to reindeer herding because of changes in land use.
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Indigenous Peoples' Land Rights under the International Conventional Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

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Torkel Oppsahls minneseminar ; April 28, 2004
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Martin Scheinin
Discussion based on cases decided under the Optional Protocol to the Convent, on the Human Rights Committee's general comments and consideration of periodic report by States parties. Focuses on Article 1: the right of all peoples to self determination; and Article 27: the protection afforded under the notions of 'culture' and 'minority'.
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