Ethnopolitics among the Sámi in Scandinavia: A Basic Strategy toward Local Autonomy
Communities in the far north face severe difficulties in trying to function as autonomous units due to the north-south axis in which northern resources are sought by southern industrial powers. Ethnopolitics as practiced by the Sámi in Scandinavia represent a political solution to those difficulties...
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ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/65128 2023-05-15T14:19:15+02:00 Ethnopolitics among the Sámi in Scandinavia: A Basic Strategy toward Local Autonomy Svensson, Tom G. 1986-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65128 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65128/49042 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65128 ARCTIC; Vol. 39 No. 3 (1986): September: 195–284; 208-215 1923-1245 0004-0843 Acculturation Culture (Anthropology) Local government Native land claims Political action Saami Scandinavia info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 1986 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:22:12Z Communities in the far north face severe difficulties in trying to function as autonomous units due to the north-south axis in which northern resources are sought by southern industrial powers. Ethnopolitics as practiced by the Sámi in Scandinavia represent a political solution to those difficulties. For ethnopolitical processes to work to the advantage of the minority people, the communities must have a power base leading to local autonomy. Such autonomy is based typically on land and water rights. The entire ethnic minority is dependent on viable local communities leading to cultural pluralism, an effective defense against assimilation by the majority society. Cultural viability, firm land rights and institutionalized ethnopolitics provide the basis for strengthening local autonomies to such ends.Key words: Sàmi, ethnopolitics, local autonomy, land rights, cultural viability Mots clés: Sami, ethnopolitique, autonomie locale, droits territoriaux, viabilité culturelle Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic saami sami sami Sámi University of Calgary Journal Hosting ARCTIC 39 3 |
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Communities in the far north face severe difficulties in trying to function as autonomous units due to the north-south axis in which northern resources are sought by southern industrial powers. Ethnopolitics as practiced by the Sámi in Scandinavia represent a political solution to those difficulties. For ethnopolitical processes to work to the advantage of the minority people, the communities must have a power base leading to local autonomy. Such autonomy is based typically on land and water rights. The entire ethnic minority is dependent on viable local communities leading to cultural pluralism, an effective defense against assimilation by the majority society. Cultural viability, firm land rights and institutionalized ethnopolitics provide the basis for strengthening local autonomies to such ends.Key words: Sàmi, ethnopolitics, local autonomy, land rights, cultural viability Mots clés: Sami, ethnopolitique, autonomie locale, droits territoriaux, viabilité culturelle |
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Ethnopolitics among the Sámi in Scandinavia: A Basic Strategy toward Local Autonomy |
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Ethnopolitics among the Sámi in Scandinavia: A Basic Strategy toward Local Autonomy |
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