The multiple landscapes of Biedjovággi: Ontological conflicts on indigenous land
Abstract In this article, we engage with environmental conflicts on indigenous land through a focus on an attempt to gain social licence to reopen and operate the Biedjovággi mine in Guovdageainnu/Kautokeino in Sápmi, Norway. We argue that mining prospects bring forth ontological conflicts concernin...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0032247421000139 2024-03-03T08:46:13+00:00 The multiple landscapes of Biedjovággi: Ontological conflicts on indigenous land Kramvig, Britt Avango, Dag 2021 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247421000139 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247421000139 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Polar Record volume 57 ISSN 0032-2474 1475-3057 General Earth and Planetary Sciences Ecology Geography, Planning and Development journal-article 2021 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0032247421000139 2024-02-08T08:23:46Z Abstract In this article, we engage with environmental conflicts on indigenous land through a focus on an attempt to gain social licence to reopen and operate the Biedjovággi mine in Guovdageainnu/Kautokeino in Sápmi, Norway. We argue that mining prospects bring forth ontological conflicts concerning land use, as well as ways to know the landscape and the envisioned future that the land holds. It is a story of a conflict between two different ways of knowing. The paper explores the Sámi landscape through different concepts, practices and stories. We then contrast this to the way the same landscape is understood and narrated by a mining company, through the programmes and documents produced according to the Norwegian law and standards. We follow Ingold’s argument that the Sámi landscape practices are taskscapes, where places, times and tasks are interconnected. These were not acknowledged in the plans and documents of the mining company. We conclude by addressing the tendency of extractive industries to reduce different landscapes in ways that fit with modern understandings, which oppose culture to nature. Article in Journal/Newspaper Kautokeino Polar Record Cambridge University Press Norway Kautokeino ENVELOPE(23.048,23.048,69.003,69.003) Biedjovággi ENVELOPE(21.270,21.270,69.363,69.363) Polar Record 57 |
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Abstract In this article, we engage with environmental conflicts on indigenous land through a focus on an attempt to gain social licence to reopen and operate the Biedjovággi mine in Guovdageainnu/Kautokeino in Sápmi, Norway. We argue that mining prospects bring forth ontological conflicts concerning land use, as well as ways to know the landscape and the envisioned future that the land holds. It is a story of a conflict between two different ways of knowing. The paper explores the Sámi landscape through different concepts, practices and stories. We then contrast this to the way the same landscape is understood and narrated by a mining company, through the programmes and documents produced according to the Norwegian law and standards. We follow Ingold’s argument that the Sámi landscape practices are taskscapes, where places, times and tasks are interconnected. These were not acknowledged in the plans and documents of the mining company. We conclude by addressing the tendency of extractive industries to reduce different landscapes in ways that fit with modern understandings, which oppose culture to nature. |
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The multiple landscapes of Biedjovággi: Ontological conflicts on indigenous land |
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