From repatriation to rematriation:dismantling the attitudes and potentials behind the repatriation of Sámi heritage

• Main Author: Nylander, E.-K. (Eeva-Kristiina)
• Other Authors: Lehtola, V. (Veli-Pekka), Herva, V. (Vesa-Pekka)
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Oulun yliopisto 2023
• Subjects: Sámi collections; Sámi heritage; decolonialisation; indigenisation; rematriation; repatriation; dekolonisaatio; indigenisaatio; kulttuuriperinnön palauttaminen; saamelainen kulttuuriperintö; saamelaiskokoelmat; duodji; dekolonisašuvdna; indigenisašuvdna; repatriašuvdna; sámečoakkáldagat; sápmelaš kulturárbi; Inari; Sámi
• Online Access: http://urn.fi/urn:isbn:9789526235707

Abstract In this dissertation, I study the many aspects related to the return or repatriation of Sámi heritage, especially in Finland. For a long time, repatriation was a subject that was not openly discussed in Finland. In a process that seemed sudden, the National Museum of Finland decided to repa...