Indigenous Wellbeing and Colonisation

• Published in: Journal of Northern Studies
• Main Authors: Axelsson, Per, Kukutai, Tahu, Kippen, Rebecca
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: UmeÃ¥ universitet, Centrum för samisk forskning (CeSam) 2016
• Subjects: Colonisation; Health; Indigenous Peoples; Wellbeing; Other Humanities; Annan humaniora; Other Social Sciences; Annan samhällsvetenskap; Other Medical Sciences; Annan medicin och hälsovetenskap; Journal of Northern Studies; sami
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-135701; https://doi.org/10.36368/jns.v10i2.845

Papers in this special issue were originally presented at a workshop on ‘Colonization, Indigenous Health and History’, held in Stockholm in June 2015. This workshop was part of an international, interdisciplinary project ‘Indigenous Health in Transition’ led by Per Axelsson, Tahu Kukutai and Rebecca Kippen. We thank the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation and the Swedish Research Council for funding this project; and Vaartoe/Centre for Sami Research at Umea° University, the Arctic Research Centre at Umea° University, and the Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities for providing additional support for the workshop. We also thank the workshop participants, article authors, article reviewers, and the Journal of Northern Studies .