Saami life. Indigenous stuff. Passion for writing (and taking a stance). Writings in English, Finnish or Northern Saami.
It has been claimed that the Saami are one of the most researched people in Western science. Regular attempts to collect personal and intimate data from the Saami has caused both research fatigue and suspicion toward scholars who are not familiar with indigenous methodology and its ethical requirements.
This essay portrays imageries on how the Saami people have been objectified in the history and in the present day.
This blog post deals with the decision by the Norwegian Government to allow Nussir company to extract copper in Arctic region, Finnmark. The indigenous Saami have protested the project since mining in that region endangers both the reindeer migration routes and fish populations. I argue that the mine also damages the credibility of Norway's Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
