The geography of Arctic food:the northern environment and Sámi health in transition, c. 1750–1950
Abstract This chapter examines the geography of Arctic food by focusing on food production and food consumption in the Arctic environment of Finnish Lapland. The research reaches from the eighteenth century to the mid-twentieth century, focusing on the border region between Finland and Norway, espec...
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ftunivoulu:oai:oulu.fi:nbnfi-fe2022022320509 2023-07-30T04:00:51+02:00 The geography of Arctic food:the northern environment and Sámi health in transition, c. 1750–1950 Kylli, R. (Ritva) 2021 application/pdf http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi-fe2022022320509 eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess © 2021 selection and editorial matter, Esa Ruuskanen and Heini Hakosalo; individual chapters, the contributors. This is an Accepted Manuscript of a book chapter published by Routledge in In pursuit of healthy environments: Historical cases on the environment–health nexus on 13 November 2020, available online: https://doi.org/10.4324/9780367259099 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion 2021 ftunivoulu 2023-07-08T19:59:07Z Abstract This chapter examines the geography of Arctic food by focusing on food production and food consumption in the Arctic environment of Finnish Lapland. The research reaches from the eighteenth century to the mid-twentieth century, focusing on the border region between Finland and Norway, especially the Sámi area of Utsjoki. Food is strongly associated with human rights such as the right to a healthy environment. During past centuries, this right has often been questionable for the indigenous peoples of the Arctic. The question of the right to food is linked to the question of the right to land — by taking over or restricting the use of the land, states have also taken over traditional food and livelihoods. However, the Sámi of the past centuries were not without opportunities. The Utsjoki Sámi were active traders, and they imported many kinds of foods into the Sámi area. The research ends in the years of the Second World War, which posed significant challenges to the Sámi peoples’ nutrition, health and environment. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Utsjoki Lapland Jultika - University of Oulu repository Arctic Norway |
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Abstract This chapter examines the geography of Arctic food by focusing on food production and food consumption in the Arctic environment of Finnish Lapland. The research reaches from the eighteenth century to the mid-twentieth century, focusing on the border region between Finland and Norway, especially the Sámi area of Utsjoki. Food is strongly associated with human rights such as the right to a healthy environment. During past centuries, this right has often been questionable for the indigenous peoples of the Arctic. The question of the right to food is linked to the question of the right to land — by taking over or restricting the use of the land, states have also taken over traditional food and livelihoods. However, the Sámi of the past centuries were not without opportunities. The Utsjoki Sámi were active traders, and they imported many kinds of foods into the Sámi area. The research ends in the years of the Second World War, which posed significant challenges to the Sámi peoples’ nutrition, health and environment. |
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The geography of Arctic food:the northern environment and Sámi health in transition, c. 1750–1950 |
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info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess © 2021 selection and editorial matter, Esa Ruuskanen and Heini Hakosalo; individual chapters, the contributors. This is an Accepted Manuscript of a book chapter published by Routledge in In pursuit of healthy environments: Historical cases on the environment–health nexus on 13 November 2020, available online: https://doi.org/10.4324/9780367259099 |
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