The 2011 Swedish Supreme Court Ruling: A Turning Point for Saami Rights

Sasvari, Anett; Beach, Hugh

doi:10.3167/np.2011.150208

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“…Further, the rights to the land (for herding, fishing and hunting) are tied to reindeer herding and the continued use of the land Labba 2017). A collapse of reindeer husbandry could mean that the usufructuary rights of the reindeer herders become further questioned by other land users, as has already happened in several court cases in Sweden (Sasvari & Beach 2011).…”

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“…Legislation in relation to conflicts between land owners and reindeer herding districts in all three countries is generally weak, and many conflicts have ended up in the courts (e.g. Sasvari & Beach 2011;Brännström 2018, see also Chapter 8). While recent legal developments relating to Sámi rights in Sweden could potentially remedy some of these structural imbalances , the Swedish state's record consistently demonstrates empty talk over actual implementation (Mörkenstam 2019).…”

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Reindeer Husbandry and Global Environmental Change

Horstkotte¹,

Holand²,

Kumpula³

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This volume offers a holistic understanding of the environmental and societal challenges that affect reindeer husbandry in Fennoscandia today.Reindeer husbandry is a livelihood with a long traditional heritage and cultural importance. Like many other pastoral societies, reindeer herders are confronted with significant challenges. Covering Norway, Sweden and Finland -three countries with many differences and similarities -this volume examines how reindeer husbandry is affected by and responds to global environmental change and resource extraction in boreal and arctic social-ecological systems. Beginning with an historical overview of reindeer husbandry, the volume analyses the realities of the present from different perspectives and disciplines. Genetics, behavioural ecology of reindeer, other forms of land use, pastoralists' norms and knowledge, bio-economy and governance structures all set the stage for the complex internal and externally imposed dynamics within reindeer husbandry. In-depth analyses are devoted to particularly urgent challenges, such as land-use conflicts, climate change and predation, identified as having a high potential to shape the future pathways of the pastoral identity and productivity. These futures, with their risks and opportunities, are explored in the final section, offering a synthesis of the comparative approach between the three countries that runs as a recurring theme through the book. With its richness and depth, this volume contributes significantly to the understanding of the substantial impacts on pastoralist communities in northernmost Europe today, while highlighting viable pathways to maintaining reindeer husbandry for the future. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of both the natural and social sciences who work on natural resource management, global environmental change, pastoralism, ecology, social-ecological systems, rangeland management and Indigenous studies.

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Reindeer Husbandry and Global Environmental Change

Horstkotte¹,

Holand²,

Kumpula³

et al. 2022

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“…These disputes have led to legal cases being brought from all sides, yet it can be difficult for Indigenous groups to give evidence in court if their knowledge and ways of tracking change in their environment are not always seen as 'credible' (Keskitalo 1976;Biber 2010;Todd 2016). For example, in order to maintain certain rights, Sámi have been required to prove land use either since 'time immemorial', or continually over the span of 90 years (Bengtsson 2004;Sasvari and Beach 2011). Proving this has often hinged on the presence of archaeological data or sparse written records in settler institutions, rather than forms of knowledge which have long been used in Sámi institutions such as 'landscape memory' written about by Sámi scholar Klemetti Näkkäläjärvi (2008).…”

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Natural and Indigenous sciences: reflections on an attempt to collaborate

Kater

2022

Reg Environ Change

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Natural scientists are increasingly being encouraged to engage with local and Indigenous communities when carrying out research. However, these attempts at collaboration can repeatedly bring up challenges that have their root in how the different stakeholders relate to one another throughout the research process. This essay explores the experiences of the author, an early career researcher trained in the natural sciences, in her attempts to undertake interdisciplinary collaborative work with Sámi reindeer herders in Northern Europe. Whilst underpinned with good intent of creating decolonial, collaborative and locally useful research, the practice of this work lacked awareness of how to do so effectively, leading to multiple challenges in the project. This was largely due to the author having an inadequate understanding of key relevant discourses, including research fatigue, ethics of co-authorship, mismatching timelines, mismatching expectations between academics and relevant communities and power dynamics in interpersonal relationships. These are topics that have been explored in-depth in fields such as human geography, social sciences and anthropology, yet they are insufficiently considered in the natural sciences as a whole. The purpose of this essay is two-fold. The first is to signpost natural scientists wishing to engage in collaborative research towards key texts and concepts that could aid their work. It is not an extensive review, but rather what is hopefully an accessible introduction. It is, quite simply, an essay that the author would have appreciated having access to before undertaking her work. The second is to contribute to a wider discussion around the need for a more diverse and decolonial training in the natural sciences, so we all can respond to the many changes currently occurring on our planet using knowledge generated from well-informed, meaningful and effective collaborations.

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TechnoVisions of a Sámi Cyborg: Reclaiming Sámi Body-, Land-, and Waterscapes After a Century of Colonial Exploitations in Sábme

Öhman

2016

Crossroads of Knowledge

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The 2011 Swedish Supreme Court Ruling: A Turning Point for Saami Rights

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Reindeer Husbandry and Global Environmental Change

Natural and Indigenous sciences: reflections on an attempt to collaborate

TechnoVisions of a Sámi Cyborg: Reclaiming Sámi Body-, Land-, and Waterscapes After a Century of Colonial Exploitations in Sábme

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