Sámi Genealogy Research as Resistance Practice : Countering Ethnical Cleansing andReclaiming Our Memory, History and Culture
This article accounts for the history of Swedish state regulations against the Samipeople in terms of numbers, heritage and decision-making. For instance, currentlyit is not the Sami People as a People, that are considered to be Sami. The currentofficial number of Sami often referred to in official...
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ftuppsalauniv:oai:DiVA.org:uu-329591 2023-05-15T18:08:17+02:00 Sámi Genealogy Research as Resistance Practice : Countering Ethnical Cleansing andReclaiming Our Memory, History and Culture Silversparf, Agneta 2014 application/pdf http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-329591 eng eng Uppsala Uppsala multiethnic papers, 0281-448X 55 Re: Mindings : Co-Constituting Indigenous, Academic, Artistic Knowledges, p. 131-142 http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-329591 urn:isbn:978-91-86531-10-2 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Sámi Saami Genealogy Indigenous peoples Indigenous methodologies History Historia Other Humanities Annan humaniora Gender Studies Genusstudier Chapter in book info:eu-repo/semantics/bookPart text 2014 ftuppsalauniv 2023-02-23T21:35:33Z This article accounts for the history of Swedish state regulations against the Samipeople in terms of numbers, heritage and decision-making. For instance, currentlyit is not the Sami People as a People, that are considered to be Sami. The currentofficial number of Sami often referred to in official documents are based onthose Sami working in the profession of reindeer herding the number of Samiwho owned reindeer at a specific period, around 1965-71. The actual much largernumber of Sami is hidden by State-based regulations and categorizations. This isdue to a century long racist Lap-should-be-Lap policy, aiming at invisibilising and reducing the number of Sami persons, and thereby phasing out the Sami culture.In the article the author describes how performing Sami genealogy research andpublishing the results four times per year in the newsletter (Medlemsnytt)of the Sami association Silbonah Sámisijdda is a resistance practice against this colonialinvisibilisation of the Sami. It is a reclaiming of Sami history and memory. Theauthor also shares some background for understanding from her own family history,and how this history is interlinked with the genealogy and heritage of the Sami ingeneral. Lastly, some reflections on the future of Sami genealogy are discussed. Rivers Resistance Resilience: Sustainable Futures in Sápmi and in other Indigenous Peoples Territories Book Part saami sami sami Sámi Uppsala University: Publications (DiVA) |
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This article accounts for the history of Swedish state regulations against the Samipeople in terms of numbers, heritage and decision-making. For instance, currentlyit is not the Sami People as a People, that are considered to be Sami. The currentofficial number of Sami often referred to in official documents are based onthose Sami working in the profession of reindeer herding the number of Samiwho owned reindeer at a specific period, around 1965-71. The actual much largernumber of Sami is hidden by State-based regulations and categorizations. This isdue to a century long racist Lap-should-be-Lap policy, aiming at invisibilising and reducing the number of Sami persons, and thereby phasing out the Sami culture.In the article the author describes how performing Sami genealogy research andpublishing the results four times per year in the newsletter (Medlemsnytt)of the Sami association Silbonah Sámisijdda is a resistance practice against this colonialinvisibilisation of the Sami. It is a reclaiming of Sami history and memory. Theauthor also shares some background for understanding from her own family history,and how this history is interlinked with the genealogy and heritage of the Sami ingeneral. Lastly, some reflections on the future of Sami genealogy are discussed. Rivers Resistance Resilience: Sustainable Futures in Sápmi and in other Indigenous Peoples Territories |
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Sámi Genealogy Research as Resistance Practice : Countering Ethnical Cleansing andReclaiming Our Memory, History and Culture |
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Sámi Genealogy Research as Resistance Practice : Countering Ethnical Cleansing andReclaiming Our Memory, History and Culture |
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Sámi Genealogy Research as Resistance Practice : Countering Ethnical Cleansing andReclaiming Our Memory, History and Culture |
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Sámi Genealogy Research as Resistance Practice : Countering Ethnical Cleansing andReclaiming Our Memory, History and Culture |
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Sámi Genealogy Research as Resistance Practice : Countering Ethnical Cleansing andReclaiming Our Memory, History and Culture |
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sámi genealogy research as resistance practice : countering ethnical cleansing andreclaiming our memory, history and culture |
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Uppsala multiethnic papers, 0281-448X 55 Re: Mindings : Co-Constituting Indigenous, Academic, Artistic Knowledges, p. 131-142 http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-329591 urn:isbn:978-91-86531-10-2 |
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