Indigenous Self-Government in the Arctic:Assessing the Scope and Legitimacy in Nunavut, Greenland and Sápmi

• Main Author: Kuokkanen, Rauna
• Other Authors: Koivurova, Timo, Broderstad, Else Grete, Cambou, Dorothée, Dorough, Dalee, Stammler, Florian
• Format: Book Part
• Language: English
• Published: Routledge 2020
• Subjects: /dk/atira/pure/person/fieldofscience2010/5/14/2; Social policy; Arctic; Canada; Greenland; Nunavut
• Online Access: https://research.ulapland.fi/fi/publications/ae66bc13-84a5-4b35-a952-501be8f384cf; https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429270451

This chapter considers Indigenous self-determination in the Arctic from a comparative perspective with a focus on Canada, Greenland and Sápmi. Drawing on fieldwork with Indigenous research participants from the three regions, this chapter examines the meaning, scope and status of self-determination in the Arctic. The main results demonstrate that while the objectives and challenges regarding implementing Indigenous self-determination are similar across the Arctic, the circumstances and thus the prospects of self-determination vary considerably from region to region. Specifically, the author considers and compares the self-government institutions in Nunavut, Greenland and Sápmi.