• Davvi Šuvva 1979 : being Sámi, becoming indigenous : vocal and musical manifestation of Sámi and indigenous movement 

      Angell, Synnøve (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2009-05-20)
      This thesis focuses on the significance of Sámi and indigenous vocal and musical expression in ethno and indigenous political mobilizing in the 1970s and particularly in June 1979. My point of departure is the Davvi Šuvva festival; the first Sámi and international indigenous culture and music festival after the establishing of the World Council of Indigenous Peoples. It took place on a hill in a ...
    • Diasporic Indigeneity: Surinamese Indigenous Identities in the Netherlands 

      Uitermark, Cecilia (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2021-05-31)
      The presence of Surinamese Indigenous peoples in the Netherlands is not a new nor recent phenomenon. Although in small numbers, Surinamese Indigenous peoples have crossed the ocean (both voluntarily and involuntary) and made their way to the Netherlands throughout the centuries. This continues to this day, yet little to nothing has been written about these trajectories, demonstrating the lack of ...
    • Dipo : a rite of passage among the Krobos of Eastern Region, Ghana 

      Boakye, Priscilla Akua (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2010-06-08)
      The transition from childhood to adulthood is a major one, not only for the individual but the society at large. In some societies, the rites of passage are observed to usher young people into adulthood. The Krobos in Ghana are no exception. They have the most elaborate puberty rites for girls in Ghana today. This study investigates the historical background of the practice, the changes it has ...
    • District plans in reindeer husbandry in Northern Norway. Roles and challenges 

      Eira, Biret-Risten (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2017-06-22)
      This thesis deals with the reindeer husbandry’s district plans, and are industry’s own official document. They provide information about the reindeer husbandry practiced in the reindeer grazing district. The plans should provide information necessary for the public planning and should function as a tool to reduce conflicts and enhance cooperation among reindeer herders and other users. I have examined ...
    • Do not step on the farmer's grass. On global food economy, inuit food security and sheep farming in south Greenland 

      Sipola, Saara Marjatta (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2018-02-26)
      This is a thesis with a focus on Greenland as a part of the Inuit Nunaat, the Inuit Homeland. The thesis is about the importance of indigenous food, harvest and consumption. It is about connecting to indigenous cultures through food systems. Food systems that, in the case of Inuit, have sustained over thousands of years. Today this is not the case, and we are all consumers in what is called a ...
    • ''Don’t Wake the Rávga of Repparfjord'': Sámi Storytelling to Discuss Nussir ASA’s Mining Waste Disposal 

      Tsiouvalas, Apostolos (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2020-06-01)
      Over the last few decades, mineral resource extraction has been rapidly growing in the Arctic, often taking place within indigenous territories. One of the most controversial project developments in Northern Fennoscandia is the Nussir copper mine. Since its conception, the project has faced opposition, and different actors have voiced their concerns and actively protested, arguing that the mine will ...
    • Educating the majority. How are the Norwegianization process and the Alta conflict presented in lower secondary school textbooks? 

      Tryndyuk, Iryna (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2017-05-15)
      This thesis is devoted to the issue of education about the Sami in Norway. The aim of the study is to analyze how important events from Sami history are presented in Norwegian Social Studies textbooks. The study is based on an analysis of textbooks currently used in lower secondary schools following the National Curriculum. Textbook analysis is the main research method for the thesis. The cases ...
    • Education and girl-child empowerment : the case of Bunkpurugu/Yunyoo district in Northern Ghana 

      Fant, Elijah Kombian (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2008-06-13)
      Education is a human right. It is guaranteed under the United Nations Convention on the rights of the child. This convention is the most widely ratified international treaty in the world today. Ghana has ratified the Convention on the Rights of a child and makes education a Constitutional right. The 1992 Constitution of Ghana guarantees Free and Compulsory Basic Education to every child of school ...
    • Education and HIV/AIDS: A case study of educational practices of the indigenous Fantes, in the Cape Coast Municipality of Ghana 

      Asiedu, Mel Gyamira (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2014-05-23)
      This study addresses how Ghanaian educational systems educate the people of Cape Coast about the causes and prevention of the HIV/AIDS epidemic HIV/AIDS has been identified as one of the main challenges facing the educational sector in Ghana that deals with children from pre-school, basic, secondary and tertiary institution. Everyone in these categories, all children and students are at risk. ...
    • Education for Reconciliaction. A study of the draft curriculum for mainstream social studies in Alberta, Canada 

      Solverson, Elizabeth Jean (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2018-05-15)
      In 2016, the Government of Alberta (Canada) commenced a curriculum development project with an explicit aim of facilitating reconciliation. The premise of this thesis is that reconciliation is the responsibility of all Canadians, and that this reconciliation needs to be action oriented. Through the method of content analysis, this study considers the proposed draft curriculum for mainstream kindergarten ...
    • Educational Status of Santhal Community. A study of a school dropout in Santhal Children of Eastern Nepal 

      Chamalagain, Sitaram (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2016-05-21)
      The government of Nepal has taken initiatives to increase the enrollment of the students and keep them in school by making tuition fee free up to secondary level, offering various scholarship schemes for girls, marginalized and indigenous children; however, the dropout rate of children in Nepal is still high and, in the case of Santhal children, it is even higher. In this context, the current study ...
    • Encroachments as a problem for Sami reindeer husbandry 

      Rørholt, Anne Cathrine (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2009-06-08)
      This thesis is about the loss of pastures as a problem for the Sami reindeer husbandry. The aim is to describe measures that may contribute to a new policy of dealing with the problem of the further loss of pastures perceived for the Sami reindeer areas. Whereas the Sami reindeer husbandry has managed to deal with the development so far, there are voices that claim: "Our land is taken bit by bit: ...
    • Ethiopia: when the Gadaa democracy rules in a federal state. Bridging indigenous institutions of governance to modern democracy 

      Sirna, Zelalem Tesfaye (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2012-05-22)
      As student of law and later as a teacher, I was questioning whether Gadaa System has something to contribute to democratic values and sustainable institutions of governance in contemporary Ethiopian legal system. In particular, in sub-Saharan African countries where democracy and rule of law are proclaimed but not translated into practice, it appears vital to look into alternatives that can ll ...
    • Ethnicity and inter-ethnic relations. The ‘Ethiopian experiment’ and the case of the Guji and Gedeo 

      Asebe Regassa Debelo (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2007-05-29)
      This study deals with ethnicity and inter-ethnic relations in African context, with particular emphasis on the new ‘Ethiopian Experiment’ of ethnic politics. The study challenges the already existing thoughts on ethnicity, which map the concept on contours of polar extremes and suggests an approach to transcend the primordialist/constructivist perspectives. It is argued that in the face of rising ...
    • Exploring Indigenous Methodological Perspectives in Cultural Resource Management: The Case Study of the Ram’s Head Medicine Tree 

      Nicolai, Dean (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2012-05)
      This thesis suggests that the state of cooperation between Native American peoples and the archaeological community today is a product of historical circumstances. The historical situation is characterized by the frustration felt by Native American communities as to the treatment of cultural resources. Two questions were posed: How can an indigenous methodological perspective operate effectively ...
    • The Faraqasa indigenous pilgrimage center. History and ritual practices. 

      Gemechu Jemal Geda (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2007-05-18)
      The Faraqasa indigenous pilgrimage center is one of the most popular pilgrimage centers in Ethiopia. It was founded by a woman named Ayyo Momina in the first quarter of the twentieth century and it is situated at a place called Faraqasa, in Arsi zone of the Oromia region in Ethiopia. It is important to study this institution since it shades light on one of the indigenous beliefs and practices in ...
    • First Nations healing in the hospital : On the quest to implement indigenous healing in a clinical setting 

      Zarcos Jimenez, Beatriz (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2012-05-25)
      This thesis focuses on the interaction of so-called indigenous and Euro-American healing traditions in one of the most formal institutional settings: the hospital. The setting for this study is the Canadian Prairie provinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta, and the main indigenous population are Plains First Nations. In the study I wish to discover if indigenous healing practices are able to adapt ...
    • "A fishery zone in Finnmark?" 

      Lyngra, Aslaug Kleppe (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2008-12-01)
      The focus of this thesis includes the different arguments concerning a fishery zone in Finnmark based on the reports by the Sámi Fishery Commission and the Coast- and Fishery Commission. The International Conventions, article 27 of the ICCPR and the ILO convention no.169 are of special relevance for the topic of this thesis.The issue of whether the Sami, as an indigenous people and as a minority, ...
    • Fishing under the consent of the Kingdom : from local requests to indigenous claims in a coastal Sami fjord 

      Brattland, Camilla (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2005)
      In the thesis, we follow the development of a discourse on coastal Sami rights on the local level and in public discourses from the 1970s up until today. In Norwegian fisheries management, fishing is only to a certain extent protected from regulations that threaten culture, livelihoods and settlement in coastal Sami areas. Resource use in coastal Sami areas has previously not been a subject of ...
    • Forced relocations of the Kola Sámi people: background and consequences 

      Afanasyeva, Anna (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2013-05-27)
      This Master’s thesis describes and analyses the background and consequences of the relocation policies imposed on the Kola Sámi people. The forced relocations of the Kola Sámis in this work are presented in a two-staged process implying that the main policies, leading to gradual spatial rearrangement of the Sámi traditional settlement patterns and its further displacement. Another purpose of this ...