Toponymic Notions of Sámi Past(s): Karl Nickul and the Historicity of Skolt Sámi Place Names
The Finnish geodesist and self-taught ethnographer Karl Nickul (1900–1980) studied the Indigenous toponymy among the Skolt Sámi in northeastern Finland. This article analyses Nickul’s early publications and international correspondence, focusing on the ways Nickul framed Sámi notions of the past as...
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fttsvojs:oai:journal.fi:article/115590 2023-11-05T03:45:02+01:00 Toponymic Notions of Sámi Past(s): Karl Nickul and the Historicity of Skolt Sámi Place Names Kortekangas, Otso 2023-10-08 application/pdf https://journal.fi/suomenantropologi/article/view/115590 https://doi.org/10.30676/jfas.115590 eng eng The Finnish Anthropological Society https://journal.fi/suomenantropologi/article/view/115590/85833 https://journal.fi/suomenantropologi/article/view/115590 doi:10.30676/jfas.115590 Copyright (c) 2023 Otso Kortekangas http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 Suomen Antropologi; Vol 47 Nro 3 (2023): Entangled historicities in the Eurasian North; 39-52 Suomen Antropologi: Journal of the Finnish Anthropological Society; Vol. 47 No. 3 (2023): Entangled historicities in the Eurasian North; 39-52 1799-8972 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2023 fttsvojs https://doi.org/10.30676/jfas.115590 2023-10-11T23:02:04Z The Finnish geodesist and self-taught ethnographer Karl Nickul (1900–1980) studied the Indigenous toponymy among the Skolt Sámi in northeastern Finland. This article analyses Nickul’s early publications and international correspondence, focusing on the ways Nickul framed Sámi notions of the past as reflected in their toponymy. Nickul argued that the Sámi possessed the ‘moral right’ to name their own region and advocated for keeping these names in cartographic representations. According to Nickul, studying and documenting Sámi place names was a gateway to the mental imagery of the Sámi. Place names did not merely reflect the area ‘as it was’, but also reflected ancient events, beliefs, and livelihoods. Keywords: Sámi history, Sámi toponymy, situated knowledge, Indigenous toponymy, Karl Nickul, Skolt Sámi, Petsamo, Suenjel, Suonikylä Article in Journal/Newspaper Skolt Sámi Federation of Finnish Learned Societies: Scientific Journals Online Suomen Antropologi: Journal of the Finnish Anthropological Society 47 3 39 52 |
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The Finnish geodesist and self-taught ethnographer Karl Nickul (1900–1980) studied the Indigenous toponymy among the Skolt Sámi in northeastern Finland. This article analyses Nickul’s early publications and international correspondence, focusing on the ways Nickul framed Sámi notions of the past as reflected in their toponymy. Nickul argued that the Sámi possessed the ‘moral right’ to name their own region and advocated for keeping these names in cartographic representations. According to Nickul, studying and documenting Sámi place names was a gateway to the mental imagery of the Sámi. Place names did not merely reflect the area ‘as it was’, but also reflected ancient events, beliefs, and livelihoods. Keywords: Sámi history, Sámi toponymy, situated knowledge, Indigenous toponymy, Karl Nickul, Skolt Sámi, Petsamo, Suenjel, Suonikylä |
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Toponymic Notions of Sámi Past(s): Karl Nickul and the Historicity of Skolt Sámi Place Names |
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Toponymic Notions of Sámi Past(s): Karl Nickul and the Historicity of Skolt Sámi Place Names |
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Toponymic Notions of Sámi Past(s): Karl Nickul and the Historicity of Skolt Sámi Place Names |
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Suomen Antropologi; Vol 47 Nro 3 (2023): Entangled historicities in the Eurasian North; 39-52 Suomen Antropologi: Journal of the Finnish Anthropological Society; Vol. 47 No. 3 (2023): Entangled historicities in the Eurasian North; 39-52 1799-8972 |
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