Chapter 2. Cities in Sápmi, Sámi in the Cities: Indigenous Urbanization in the Nordic Countries and Russia

Accumulated funds of knowledge among privileged Maasai: An emphasis on virtues and morals in parenting practices

“…Most development indicators in Kenya, such as access to health care, continue to reflect these centers and peripheries of development and along these continuums. The Maasai, like many Indigenous groups around the world, are at the periphery of these continuums (Berg‐Nordlie et al, 2022; Stern, 2022).…”

“…For example, their role and struggle in bringing the first university to Maasai Land has been applauded by the community. Among the privileged, there is also the need to prepare their Indigenous children for the future (Carpena‐Méndez et al, 2022; Berg‐Nordlie et al, 2022). Thus, FoK insight captures the ever‐changing experiences of the privileged and educated (Berg‐Nordlie et al, 2022; Stern, 2022).…”

“…Among the privileged, there is also the need to prepare their Indigenous children for the future (Carpena‐Méndez et al, 2022; Berg‐Nordlie et al, 2022). Thus, FoK insight captures the ever‐changing experiences of the privileged and educated (Berg‐Nordlie et al, 2022; Stern, 2022). For my research purposes, FoK theory worked well in explaining Maasai parenting.…”

The art of balance: Indigenous sport governance between traditional government and self-governance

“…Moreover, the overall governance of the Sámi people is exercised at the interface between broader national politics and policy in the specific nation-state and their self-governmental practices realised through their own governmental body, the Sámi Parliament, installed in the three Nordic countries; however, there is no Sámi parliament in Russia. As a result, the Sámi people's sport and leisure-time activities are also affected by national minority policies and not least by the self-governance practices exercised by their own governing body (Berg-Nordlie, 2015).…”

“…The Plenum, a full-time chair, and an executive board are the main organs of the Sámi Parliament. However, this character of representation varies across the countries Finland, Sweden and Norway because the respective parliaments employ various criteria for enrolment in their election rolls (see Berg-Nordlie, 2015).…”