The cultural meaning of Sámi language, costume, and food to the Sámi, from the perspective of well-being
The Sámi people, a northern indigenous people, have a statutory right to receive social and health services, which should take cultural characteristics into consideration. Cultural sensitivity is integral to the ethical principles of social and health care; however, based on previous research, the S...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:f972b5708bea47bfb4f75e7ff96724ed 2023-05-15T15:08:27+02:00 The cultural meaning of Sámi language, costume, and food to the Sámi, from the perspective of well-being Hellevi Tervo Emilia Laukkanen Lauri Kuosmanen 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2022.2133349 https://doaj.org/article/f972b5708bea47bfb4f75e7ff96724ed EN eng Taylor & Francis Group https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/22423982.2022.2133349 https://doaj.org/toc/2242-3982 doi:10.1080/22423982.2022.2133349 2242-3982 https://doaj.org/article/f972b5708bea47bfb4f75e7ff96724ed International Journal of Circumpolar Health, Vol 81, Iss 1 (2022) Sámi indigenous people well-being health ethnography Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 article 2022 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2022.2133349 2022-12-30T23:29:53Z The Sámi people, a northern indigenous people, have a statutory right to receive social and health services, which should take cultural characteristics into consideration. Cultural sensitivity is integral to the ethical principles of social and health care; however, based on previous research, the Sámi’s cultural rights have not been recognised. To reinforce their language rights and develop culturally sensitive health care, research is needed to determine what Sámi cultural characteristics mean to Sámi people’s well-being. The aim of this study was to describe and understand the meaning of cultural characteristics to the well-being of different generations of Sámi. In this research two Sámi experts described what the Sámi language, costume and food meant to them from a well-being perspective. Data-driven content analysis was applied to their responses. During everyday life, to the Sámi their cultural characteristics represent safety, awareness of one’s roots, inner strength, the ability to be oneself, continuity, and communality. These meanings are interconnected with changing environment for the different generations and reflect Sámi people’s lived experiences. Consideration of their cultural characteristics in the provision of social and health care will support the Sámi peoples´ integrity and cultural uniqueness, empowering both individual Sámi and their society. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Circumpolar Health International Journal of Circumpolar Health Sámi Sámi Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic International Journal of Circumpolar Health 81 1 |
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The Sámi people, a northern indigenous people, have a statutory right to receive social and health services, which should take cultural characteristics into consideration. Cultural sensitivity is integral to the ethical principles of social and health care; however, based on previous research, the Sámi’s cultural rights have not been recognised. To reinforce their language rights and develop culturally sensitive health care, research is needed to determine what Sámi cultural characteristics mean to Sámi people’s well-being. The aim of this study was to describe and understand the meaning of cultural characteristics to the well-being of different generations of Sámi. In this research two Sámi experts described what the Sámi language, costume and food meant to them from a well-being perspective. Data-driven content analysis was applied to their responses. During everyday life, to the Sámi their cultural characteristics represent safety, awareness of one’s roots, inner strength, the ability to be oneself, continuity, and communality. These meanings are interconnected with changing environment for the different generations and reflect Sámi people’s lived experiences. Consideration of their cultural characteristics in the provision of social and health care will support the Sámi peoples´ integrity and cultural uniqueness, empowering both individual Sámi and their society. |
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The cultural meaning of Sámi language, costume, and food to the Sámi, from the perspective of well-being |
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The cultural meaning of Sámi language, costume, and food to the Sámi, from the perspective of well-being |
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cultural meaning of sámi language, costume, and food to the sámi, from the perspective of well-being |
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