And People Asked: “We Want to Have Lakes to Fish!” and Lakes Were Given:Skolt Sámi Relocation after WWII in Finland
This paper examines the relocation of the Skolt Sámi people from Russia to Finland in the first half of the 20th century. Based on empirical fieldwork and a review of literature and reports, I investigate both the decision-making and the place-making processes in the region of Sevettijärvi, Finnish...
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ftulaplandcdispu:oai:lacris.ulapland.fi:publications/42da150d-4473-479c-8911-e1c91540f29d 2024-01-28T10:02:12+01:00 And People Asked: “We Want to Have Lakes to Fish!” and Lakes Were Given:Skolt Sámi Relocation after WWII in Finland Mazzullo, Nuccio 2017-01-01 https://research.ulapland.fi/fi/publications/42da150d-4473-479c-8911-e1c91540f29d https://doi.org/10.3368/aa.54.1.46 eng eng https://research.ulapland.fi/fi/publications/42da150d-4473-479c-8911-e1c91540f29d info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess Mazzullo , N 2017 , ' And People Asked: “We Want to Have Lakes to Fish!” and Lakes Were Given : Skolt Sámi Relocation after WWII in Finland ' , Arctic Anthropology , vol. 54 , no. 1 , pp. 46-60 . https://doi.org/10.3368/aa.54.1.46 /dk/atira/pure/person/fieldofscience2010/5/14/3 name=Social anthropology article 2017 ftulaplandcdispu https://doi.org/10.3368/aa.54.1.46 2024-01-04T00:03:16Z This paper examines the relocation of the Skolt Sámi people from Russia to Finland in the first half of the 20th century. Based on empirical fieldwork and a review of literature and reports, I investigate both the decision-making and the place-making processes in the region of Sevettijärvi, Finnish Upper Lapland. This article gives an account of the difficulties resettled villagers had in making themselves home in a new place, albeit decisions had been made in agreement and good faith. Further, this article highlights people’s awareness of the social life of stories and of their own role as storytellers. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Anthropology Sámi Skolt Sámi Lapland LaCRIS - University of Lapland Current Research System Sevettijärvi ENVELOPE(28.587,28.587,69.505,69.505) Arctic Anthropology 54 1 46 60 |
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This paper examines the relocation of the Skolt Sámi people from Russia to Finland in the first half of the 20th century. Based on empirical fieldwork and a review of literature and reports, I investigate both the decision-making and the place-making processes in the region of Sevettijärvi, Finnish Upper Lapland. This article gives an account of the difficulties resettled villagers had in making themselves home in a new place, albeit decisions had been made in agreement and good faith. Further, this article highlights people’s awareness of the social life of stories and of their own role as storytellers. |
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And People Asked: “We Want to Have Lakes to Fish!” and Lakes Were Given:Skolt Sámi Relocation after WWII in Finland |
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