An Historical Overview of Gender Equality and Sámi Women in Reindeer Herding Communities

• Main Author: Kylli, Ritva
• Other Authors: fi=Arktinen keskus|en=Arctic Centre|
• Format: Book Part
• Language: English
• Published: Lapin yliopisto 2021
• Subjects: Inari; Fennoscandia; Utsjoki; Lapland
• Online Access: https://lauda.ulapland.fi/handle/10024/64606; http://nbn-resolving.org/URN:NBN:fi-fe2021041310262

This chapter provides an historical overview of gender equality of Sámi in the area that is now known as Finnish Lapland. This study focuses on the populations of Utsjoki, the northernmost Sámi parish of Finnish Lapland, and Inari, situated on the south side of the Utsjoki. The Sámi area of northern...