Conversations with Ole K. Sara, Retired Head of the Reindeer Administration in Norway

Abstract In these conversations of March 2001 and 2002, Ole K. Sara, the first Saami to head the national administration of Norwegian Saami reindeer pastoralism, reflects - candidly - on how crucial issues were handled: resolved or avoided? If resolved, to whose end? A crucial point here is how Sara...

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Published in:Nomadic Peoples
Main Author: Paine, Robert
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Liverpool University Press 2006
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.3167/np.2006.100213
https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/whp/nomp/2006/00000010/00000002/art00013
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Summary:Abstract In these conversations of March 2001 and 2002, Ole K. Sara, the first Saami to head the national administration of Norwegian Saami reindeer pastoralism, reflects - candidly - on how crucial issues were handled: resolved or avoided? If resolved, to whose end? A crucial point here is how Sara was aware of how he had responsibilities to two constituencies simultaneously: government and pastoralists.