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Tiivistelmä Suomessa saamelaisten etnopoliittinen toiminta alkoi muita Pohjoismaita myöhemmin. Av... more Tiivistelmä Suomessa saamelaisten etnopoliittinen toiminta alkoi muita Pohjoismaita myöhemmin. Avoimen vastarinnan sijasta saamelaiset ovat käyttäneet näkymättömämpiä arkipäivän vastarinnan muotoja, joista artikkelissa tarkastellaan toimintaa Tenon saamelaisten keskuudessa 1920- ja 1930-luvuilla. Aineistona on käytetty erityisesti E. N. Mannisen tekstejä. Hän kuvaa monella tasolla kulttuurista erilaisuutta, joka johtaa oppositioasenteisiin ja -reaktioihin silloin, kun yhteiskunnan omat järjestelmät joutuvat vastakkain enemmistöyhteiskunnan uusien sääntöjen kanssa. Erityisesti porovarkaudet nousivat Mannisen kuvauksissa näkyväksi merkiksi kahden kulttuurin erilaisista arvoista

Journal of Aesthetics & Culture

Returning old photographs to Sámi communities has been a part of modern repatriation policies, tr... more Returning old photographs to Sámi communities has been a part of modern repatriation policies, trying to recollect the Sámi heritage from museums, archives and collections outside the modern Sámi area. It is not only important to return items, such as photographs, but also to reconstruct the knowledge around them: to re-identify the old encounters and stories. The article suggests that the earlier interpretations have emphasised the inter-ethnic relations between the Sámi and the majority societies. When returned to local levels of Sámi communities, however, to be interpreted through the lenses of the Sámi subjects, the photographs tell multiple visualized stories about intra-ethnic "our histories", the recent past of families, kinships and small Sámi communities. The article is based on my experiences and the projects that have been carried out in Finland in the past 15 years, repatriating photographs to Sámi societies.

Arctic and North

In this special section of journal "Arctic and North" renowned and younger scholars from Finland ... more In this special section of journal "Arctic and North" renowned and younger scholars from Finland and Norway take on the topic of research on the Sámi, from the era of "Lappology" to the era of "Sámi research". The focus in the articles varies between research history, historiography and history of science. Thematically, the articles range from longer overviews of the historical evolution and transformation of "Lappology" in their national settings to more focused articles on individual scholars, as well as an article on Sámi historiography with a methodological approach. Two articles focus on the genesis of more culturally sensitive Sámi research.

Scandinavian Journal of History

The article studies the Sámi experiences during the 'German era' in Norway and Finland, 1940-1944... more The article studies the Sámi experiences during the 'German era' in Norway and Finland, 1940-1944, before the Lapland War. The Germans ruled as occupiers in Norway, but had no jurisdiction over the civilians in Finland, their brothers-in-arms. In general, however, encounters between the local people and the Germans appear to have been cordial in both countries. Concerning the role of racial ideology, it seems that the Norwegian Nazis had more negative opinions of the Sámi than the occupiers, while in Finland the racial issues were not discussed. The German forces demonstrated respect for the reindeer herders as communicators of important knowledge concerning survival in the Arctic. The herders also possessed valuable meat reserves. Contrary to this, other Sámi groups, such as the Sea Sámi in Norway, were ignored by the Germans, resulting in a forceful exploitation of sea fishing. Through the North Sámi concept birget (coping with), we analyse how the Sámi both resisted and adapted to the situation. The cross-border area of Norway and Sweden is described in the article as an exceptional arena for transnational reindeer herding, but also for the resistance movement between an occupied and a neutral state.

Veli-Pekka Lehtola, Professor of Sami culture in the Giellagas institute at the University of Oul... more Veli-Pekka Lehtola, Professor of Sami culture in the Giellagas institute at the University of Oulu, Oulu (Uleåborg, Finland), has published several books, among others The Sami people : Traditions in Transition (2004), and numerous articles on Sami culture, history and anthropology. Professor Lehtola has received funding from the Academy of Finland for the year 2009 to study the history of Lappology, i.e. the research tradition on Sami culture. In 2012 he published his main work in cultural history of the Sami in Finland, Saamelaiset suomalaiset kohtaamisia 1896-1953.”

Today the Sámi have a relatively strong status in all Nordic countries, although the situation in... more Today the Sámi have a relatively strong status in all Nordic countries, although the situation in everyday life can be inconsistent in many ways. Active Sámi-related legislation work has resulted in multilevel and fruitful development on local and regional levels especially in 1990s. Special institutions have emerged for the Sámi self-government, such as the Sámi Parliaments in each Nordic country. Sámi culture is a matter of pride for many, because different forms of Sámi art, for example, are internationally renowned. The Sámi also have a significant role in the politics of indigenous peoples of the world.1 The success of the Sámi has been due to transnational activities, shuttling from local and national levels to the Nordic Sámi community and to the cooperation of indigenous peoples. From the beginning, Sámi politics in Nordic countries has looked for international parallels and solutions. Already in the beginning of 20th century, the civil activity through Sámi organizations in...

Knowing from the Indigenous North, 2018

Tiivistelmä Suomessa saamelaisten etnopoliittinen toiminta alkoi muita Pohjoismaita myöhemmin. Av... more Tiivistelmä Suomessa saamelaisten etnopoliittinen toiminta alkoi muita Pohjoismaita myöhemmin. Avoimen vastarinnan sijasta saamelaiset ovat käyttäneet näkymättömämpiä arkipäivän vastarinnan muotoja, joista artikkelissa tarkastellaan toimintaa Tenon saamelaisten keskuudessa 1920- ja 1930-luvuilla. Aineistona on käytetty erityisesti E. N. Mannisen tekstejä. Hän kuvaa monella tasolla kulttuurista erilaisuutta, joka johtaa oppositioasenteisiin ja -reaktioihin silloin, kun yhteiskunnan omat järjestelmät joutuvat vastakkain enemmistöyhteiskunnan uusien sääntöjen kanssa. Erityisesti porovarkaudet nousivat Mannisen kuvauksissa näkyväksi merkiksi kahden kulttuurin erilaisista arvoista

Journal of Aesthetics & Culture

Returning old photographs to Sámi communities has been a part of modern repatriation policies, tr... more Returning old photographs to Sámi communities has been a part of modern repatriation policies, trying to recollect the Sámi heritage from museums, archives and collections outside the modern Sámi area. It is not only important to return items, such as photographs, but also to reconstruct the knowledge around them: to re-identify the old encounters and stories. The article suggests that the earlier interpretations have emphasised the inter-ethnic relations between the Sámi and the majority societies. When returned to local levels of Sámi communities, however, to be interpreted through the lenses of the Sámi subjects, the photographs tell multiple visualized stories about intra-ethnic "our histories", the recent past of families, kinships and small Sámi communities. The article is based on my experiences and the projects that have been carried out in Finland in the past 15 years, repatriating photographs to Sámi societies.

Arctic and North

In this special section of journal "Arctic and North" renowned and younger scholars from Finland ... more In this special section of journal "Arctic and North" renowned and younger scholars from Finland and Norway take on the topic of research on the Sámi, from the era of "Lappology" to the era of "Sámi research". The focus in the articles varies between research history, historiography and history of science. Thematically, the articles range from longer overviews of the historical evolution and transformation of "Lappology" in their national settings to more focused articles on individual scholars, as well as an article on Sámi historiography with a methodological approach. Two articles focus on the genesis of more culturally sensitive Sámi research.

Scandinavian Journal of History

The article studies the Sámi experiences during the 'German era' in Norway and Finland, 1940-1944... more The article studies the Sámi experiences during the 'German era' in Norway and Finland, 1940-1944, before the Lapland War. The Germans ruled as occupiers in Norway, but had no jurisdiction over the civilians in Finland, their brothers-in-arms. In general, however, encounters between the local people and the Germans appear to have been cordial in both countries. Concerning the role of racial ideology, it seems that the Norwegian Nazis had more negative opinions of the Sámi than the occupiers, while in Finland the racial issues were not discussed. The German forces demonstrated respect for the reindeer herders as communicators of important knowledge concerning survival in the Arctic. The herders also possessed valuable meat reserves. Contrary to this, other Sámi groups, such as the Sea Sámi in Norway, were ignored by the Germans, resulting in a forceful exploitation of sea fishing. Through the North Sámi concept birget (coping with), we analyse how the Sámi both resisted and adapted to the situation. The cross-border area of Norway and Sweden is described in the article as an exceptional arena for transnational reindeer herding, but also for the resistance movement between an occupied and a neutral state.

Veli-Pekka Lehtola, Professor of Sami culture in the Giellagas institute at the University of Oul... more Veli-Pekka Lehtola, Professor of Sami culture in the Giellagas institute at the University of Oulu, Oulu (Uleåborg, Finland), has published several books, among others The Sami people : Traditions in Transition (2004), and numerous articles on Sami culture, history and anthropology. Professor Lehtola has received funding from the Academy of Finland for the year 2009 to study the history of Lappology, i.e. the research tradition on Sami culture. In 2012 he published his main work in cultural history of the Sami in Finland, Saamelaiset suomalaiset kohtaamisia 1896-1953.”

Today the Sámi have a relatively strong status in all Nordic countries, although the situation in... more Today the Sámi have a relatively strong status in all Nordic countries, although the situation in everyday life can be inconsistent in many ways. Active Sámi-related legislation work has resulted in multilevel and fruitful development on local and regional levels especially in 1990s. Special institutions have emerged for the Sámi self-government, such as the Sámi Parliaments in each Nordic country. Sámi culture is a matter of pride for many, because different forms of Sámi art, for example, are internationally renowned. The Sámi also have a significant role in the politics of indigenous peoples of the world.1 The success of the Sámi has been due to transnational activities, shuttling from local and national levels to the Nordic Sámi community and to the cooperation of indigenous peoples. From the beginning, Sámi politics in Nordic countries has looked for international parallels and solutions. Already in the beginning of 20th century, the civil activity through Sámi organizations in...

Knowing from the Indigenous North, 2018