The Kven People – the (un)forgotten minority
The Kven People have lived in the North Cape area since ancient times. The first account of the Cwenas is to be found in Ohthere’s of Hålogaland account, which dates back to 890 C.E., and describes the existence of peoples living in Cwena land in the north of Sweden. Kven people are said to be desce...
Published in: | Studia Scandinavica |
---|---|
Main Author: | |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | Polish |
Published: |
Uniwersytet Gdański
2020
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://czasopisma.bg.ug.edu.pl/index.php/SS/article/view/5120 https://doi.org/10.26881/ss.2020.24.09 |
id |
ftunivgdanskojs:oai:ojsug.pkp.sfu.ca:article/5120 |
---|---|
record_format |
openpolar |
spelling |
ftunivgdanskojs:oai:ojsug.pkp.sfu.ca:article/5120 2023-08-27T04:09:51+02:00 The Kven People – the (un)forgotten minority Kwenowie – (nie)zapomniana mniejszość Hlebowicz, Sylwia 2020-12-02 application/pdf https://czasopisma.bg.ug.edu.pl/index.php/SS/article/view/5120 https://doi.org/10.26881/ss.2020.24.09 pol pol Uniwersytet Gdański https://czasopisma.bg.ug.edu.pl/index.php/SS/article/view/5120/4467 https://czasopisma.bg.ug.edu.pl/index.php/SS/article/view/5120 doi:10.26881/ss.2020.24.09 Studia Scandinavica; No. 4(24) (2020): Studia Scandinavica; 149-172 Studia Scandinavica; Nr 4(24) (2020): Studia Scandinavica; 149-172 2657-6740 1230-6053 Kwenowie Kwenlandia wczesne osadnictwo kweńskie polityka względem mniejszości narodowych rewitalizacja kultury język mniejszości Kven Kvenland early settlement of Kvens minority politics revitalization of culture minority languages info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2020 ftunivgdanskojs https://doi.org/10.26881/ss.2020.24.09 2023-08-08T17:16:22Z The Kven People have lived in the North Cape area since ancient times. The first account of the Cwenas is to be found in Ohthere’s of Hålogaland account, which dates back to 890 C.E., and describes the existence of peoples living in Cwena land in the north of Sweden. Kven people are said to be descendants of Finnish peasants and fishermen who emigrated from the northern parts of Finland and Sweden to Northern Norway. The tax books from the sixteenth century indicate clearly that the Kven people lived permanently in the area of the Gulf of Bothnia. The Kvens were well integrated, and perceived as a valuable workforce. Still, tempestuous Russian history combined with Finnish dependency on the Russian Empire backfired on the perception of the Kvens in Norway, as they were seen as a menace to national security. As a result, they were made to go through a very strict assimilation process from the nineteenth century onwards. After WWII, their situation became somewhat better, but it still left much to be desired, since they were thought to collaborate with the USSR. The wind of change started to blow in 1996, when the Kvens were granted minority status in Norway, and in 2005 the Kven language was recognized as a minority language in Norway. The Kven People have lived in the North Cape area since ancient times. The first account of the Cwenas is to be found in Ohthere’s of Hålogaland account, which dates back to 890 C.E., and describes the existence of peoples living in Cwena land in the north of Sweden. Kven people are said to be descendants of Finnish peasants and fishermen who emigrated from the northern parts of Finland and Sweden to Northern Norway. The tax books from the sixteenth century indicate clearly that the Kven people lived permanently in the area of the Gulf of Bothnia. The Kvens were well integrated, and perceived as a valuable workforce. Still, tempestuous Russian history combined with Finnish dependency on the Russian Empire backfired on the perception of the Kvens in Norway, as they were seen as a ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Hålogaland North Cape Northern Norway University Scientific Journals University of Gdansk (UGN) North Cape ENVELOPE(165.700,165.700,-70.650,-70.650) Norway Studia Scandinavica 24 4 149 172 |
institution |
Open Polar |
collection |
University Scientific Journals University of Gdansk (UGN) |
op_collection_id |
ftunivgdanskojs |
language |
Polish |
topic |
Kwenowie Kwenlandia wczesne osadnictwo kweńskie polityka względem mniejszości narodowych rewitalizacja kultury język mniejszości Kven Kvenland early settlement of Kvens minority politics revitalization of culture minority languages |
spellingShingle |
Kwenowie Kwenlandia wczesne osadnictwo kweńskie polityka względem mniejszości narodowych rewitalizacja kultury język mniejszości Kven Kvenland early settlement of Kvens minority politics revitalization of culture minority languages Hlebowicz, Sylwia The Kven People – the (un)forgotten minority |
topic_facet |
Kwenowie Kwenlandia wczesne osadnictwo kweńskie polityka względem mniejszości narodowych rewitalizacja kultury język mniejszości Kven Kvenland early settlement of Kvens minority politics revitalization of culture minority languages |
description |
The Kven People have lived in the North Cape area since ancient times. The first account of the Cwenas is to be found in Ohthere’s of Hålogaland account, which dates back to 890 C.E., and describes the existence of peoples living in Cwena land in the north of Sweden. Kven people are said to be descendants of Finnish peasants and fishermen who emigrated from the northern parts of Finland and Sweden to Northern Norway. The tax books from the sixteenth century indicate clearly that the Kven people lived permanently in the area of the Gulf of Bothnia. The Kvens were well integrated, and perceived as a valuable workforce. Still, tempestuous Russian history combined with Finnish dependency on the Russian Empire backfired on the perception of the Kvens in Norway, as they were seen as a menace to national security. As a result, they were made to go through a very strict assimilation process from the nineteenth century onwards. After WWII, their situation became somewhat better, but it still left much to be desired, since they were thought to collaborate with the USSR. The wind of change started to blow in 1996, when the Kvens were granted minority status in Norway, and in 2005 the Kven language was recognized as a minority language in Norway. The Kven People have lived in the North Cape area since ancient times. The first account of the Cwenas is to be found in Ohthere’s of Hålogaland account, which dates back to 890 C.E., and describes the existence of peoples living in Cwena land in the north of Sweden. Kven people are said to be descendants of Finnish peasants and fishermen who emigrated from the northern parts of Finland and Sweden to Northern Norway. The tax books from the sixteenth century indicate clearly that the Kven people lived permanently in the area of the Gulf of Bothnia. The Kvens were well integrated, and perceived as a valuable workforce. Still, tempestuous Russian history combined with Finnish dependency on the Russian Empire backfired on the perception of the Kvens in Norway, as they were seen as a ... |
format |
Article in Journal/Newspaper |
author |
Hlebowicz, Sylwia |
author_facet |
Hlebowicz, Sylwia |
author_sort |
Hlebowicz, Sylwia |
title |
The Kven People – the (un)forgotten minority |
title_short |
The Kven People – the (un)forgotten minority |
title_full |
The Kven People – the (un)forgotten minority |
title_fullStr |
The Kven People – the (un)forgotten minority |
title_full_unstemmed |
The Kven People – the (un)forgotten minority |
title_sort |
kven people – the (un)forgotten minority |
publisher |
Uniwersytet Gdański |
publishDate |
2020 |
url |
https://czasopisma.bg.ug.edu.pl/index.php/SS/article/view/5120 https://doi.org/10.26881/ss.2020.24.09 |
long_lat |
ENVELOPE(165.700,165.700,-70.650,-70.650) |
geographic |
North Cape Norway |
geographic_facet |
North Cape Norway |
genre |
Hålogaland North Cape Northern Norway |
genre_facet |
Hålogaland North Cape Northern Norway |
op_source |
Studia Scandinavica; No. 4(24) (2020): Studia Scandinavica; 149-172 Studia Scandinavica; Nr 4(24) (2020): Studia Scandinavica; 149-172 2657-6740 1230-6053 |
op_relation |
https://czasopisma.bg.ug.edu.pl/index.php/SS/article/view/5120/4467 https://czasopisma.bg.ug.edu.pl/index.php/SS/article/view/5120 doi:10.26881/ss.2020.24.09 |
op_doi |
https://doi.org/10.26881/ss.2020.24.09 |
container_title |
Studia Scandinavica |
container_volume |
24 |
container_issue |
4 |
container_start_page |
149 |
op_container_end_page |
172 |
_version_ |
1775351459784687616 |