Sámi Women. Terrestrial, Dialectal, Vigor, Ethos

Sámi women, much like other women of the world, have faced numerous attacks on their ancestral lands, language, health, and culture. Colonization, which spurs on institutions of colonization and oppression, can be seen as the ultimate form of violence against indigenous women. Indigenous women throu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Amanda DiGioia
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:Catalan
English
Spanish
Basque
French
Galician
Italian
Portuguese
Published: Universitat de Barcelona 2016
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/e837a81aeda042298997986fcac113cd
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Summary:Sámi women, much like other women of the world, have faced numerous attacks on their ancestral lands, language, health, and culture. Colonization, which spurs on institutions of colonization and oppression, can be seen as the ultimate form of violence against indigenous women. Indigenous women throughout the world share transnational injustices and patriarchal oppression, as patrilineal domination of indigenous women surpasses all boundaries.