“Everybody Knew Čuoppomáddu Stories”. On Human/Other‑Than-Human Relations in Stuornjárga as Revealed Through the Márka‑Sámi Toponyms ...

• Main Author: De Vivo, Erika
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Fondazione Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italia 2022
• Subjects: Arctic; Sámi
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.14277/10.30687/lgsp/2785-2709/2022/01/001; https://edizionicafoscari.unive.it/riviste/the-venice-journal-of-environmental-humanities/2022/1/everybody-knew-cuoppomaddu-stories-on-humanotherth/

<div> The Sámi people share their ancestral homeland (Sápmi, sub/Arctic Europe) not only with animals, plants, trees, rocks, colonial-settlers and more recent immigrants but also with other-than-human beings. For centuries, the Sámi have co-constructed Sápmi’s landscape with these entities through respect and reciprocity. Despite enforced conversion, elements of Sámi Indigenous worldviews persisted. Enshrined in placenames, collective memory of interactions with other-than-human beings has been passed down through generations. The paper highlights the importance that toponyms have in transmitting cultural values, identity, and a sense of belonging. </div> ... : Lagoonscapes ...