North Sámi language revitalization: Shifting from passive language carrier to active language user. A case study of individuals who have successfully become new speakers of Sámi in the Márka Sámi areas

Language is for many a significant part of one’s identity, culture and livelihood. The strict assimilation-policy that the Norwegian state conducted against the Sámi people for over a hundred years led to a severe loss of the Sámi language in many areas. This thesis is about indigenous language revi...

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Main Author: Marakat, Lea O. Nilsen
Format: Master Thesis
Language:English
Published: UiT Norges arktiske universitet 2023
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10037/29792