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    • Radio and indigenous peoples. The role of radio in the sustainable livelihoods of indigenous peoples: A case study of the Rakhaing and the Garo people in Bangladesh. 

      Hoque, Abdul (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2006-08-23)
      Sustainable livelihood means to live with the close harmony without losing ecosystem both in economical, social, environmental and cultural elements. Or other ways we can say live without the degradation of economical, social, environmental and cultural elements of an indigenous group is sustainable livelihood. Radio has the strong role in the sustainable livelihood of indigenous people. Mother ...
    • Reflections and dilemmas on HIV/AIDS and condom use among young adults in Akuse, Ghana 

      Amanor, Aaron Kweku (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2010-05-15)
      This study examined reflections and dilemmas on HIV/AIDS and condom use among young adults living at Akuse in the Eastern region of Ghana. The main objectives of this study were to find out the factors that hinder condom use in the study area, examine the awareness of young adult of HIV/AIDS and condom use as well as explore religious affiliation and gender views in relation to condom use. The study ...
    • Resettlement and local livelihoods in Nechsar National Park, Southern Ethiopia 

      Biressu, Abiyot Negera (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2009-05-15)
      This thesis deals with resettlement and local livelihoods in Nechsar National Park, in Southern Ethiopia. It asks three main questions: Why is resettlement of the Guji out of Nechsar National Park emphasized? What are the arguments? What is the relation between the park and its natural resources and the Guji livelihoods? What is the place and right of local communities in natural resource management ...
    • Resistance and change. A case study of economic changes and its effect on language, food habits and dress of the nomadic hunting-gathering Raute of Nepal 

      Paudel, Manoj Kumar (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2016-05-20)
      Raute, an endangered indigenous group, are the last nomadic hunting-gathering tribe of Nepal who basically traverse through four districts: Dailekh, Salyan, Surkhet and Jajarkot of mid-west Nepal. Hunting monkeys and rhesus, foraging wild plants and fruits, and manufacturing woodenwares to barter for food and non-food items with the sedentary villagers are the primary economic sources of their ...
    • Rethinking bilingualism : a sociolinguistic analysis of language planning and education legislation in Greenland 

      Pedersen, Ivalu Søvndahl (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2009-11-15)
      Many indigenous peoples’ languages in the world are endangered. But the special case in Greenland is the fact that Greenlandic is not an endangered language, even though less than 56,000 people speak Greenlandic. In fact, Greenlandic is spreading in Greenlandic society. The challenge in Greenland is rather how to educate Greenlanders to become functionally bilingual in Greenlandic and Danish, ...
    • Revitalisation through Sami language education. A critical discourse analysis of the curricula from kindergarten to upper secondary school in Norway 

      van der Voet, Paulette (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2019-05-14)
      This thesis aims to examine the different language education policies Sami children in Norway are exposed to through their educational career, from kindergarten to upper secondary school. The education system plays a crucial role in the revitalisation of the Indigenous Sami languages and revitalisation efforts are reflected in the current curricula. By using critical discourse analysis, the ...
    • Riddu Riđđu, joik or rock-n-roll? : A study of Riddu Riđđu Festivála and its role as a cultural tool for ethnic revitalization 

      Leonenko, Anastasia (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2008-04-04)
      The International Indigenous Riddu Riđđu Festivála has taken place every year since 1991 in Manndalen, a Coastal Saami hamlet, in the municipality of Kåfjord in the county of Troms in the North of Norway. The festival represents by itself an independent event that through indigenous management and developed ethno-relations inside the country, promoting the idea of cultural awareness and sensitivity ...
    • Rohingya Women in Bangladesh: Health Challenges among Marginalizing Refugees 

      Nadia, Hasina Zannat (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2021-06-08)
      My research interest intends to distinguish, portray, and investigate minority Rohingya women's health situation and Bangladesh's health policy towards them after their huge departure from Myanmar to Bangladesh on 25 August 2017, from an indigenous perspective. The neighborhood reconciliation of Rohingyas in Bangladesh is certainly not a feasible choice, considering the difficulties and the frail ...
    • The role of affirmative action in higher education for indigenous people: the case of Yakutsk (Russia) and Tromsø (Norway) 

      Nikanorova, Liudmila (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2014-05-21)
      This thesis is dedicated to the issue of affirmative action in higher education for indigenous people. It includes two case studies that cover the research topic in two areas Yakutsk in Far-East Russia (The North-Eastern Federal University) and Tromsø (The Arctic University of Norway) in Northern Norway. The motivation for the study and for the choice of the cases comes from my personal experience. ...
    • The role of radio and TV in the life of ethnic minorities in Vietnam : case study: the H'mong people in Lao Cai and Lai Chau province 

      Nguyen, Thuy Thi Thu (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2008-06-24)
      In this thesis, we will follow the discourse on the role of radio and TV in the life of minorities in Vietnam. Before going in depth to answer the research questions, I am going to give an introduction to the situation of ethnic minorities and media for ethnic minorities in Vietnam. My research focused on the roles of radio and TV regarding the fields of education and identity preservation for ethnic ...
    • The role of the new Evenkiness in the Evenki language revitalization: the case of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia) 

      Sivtseva, Mira (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2015-05-20)
      This thesis is devoted to the awakened indigenous identity of the Evenki people and its role in the Evenki language revitalization in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia. My personal experience of being an indigenous person in a multiethnic and multilingual society has become the main driving force for writing this thesis. I have personally experienced a rediscovery of my ethnic identity during the ...
    • Rural women and micro-credit schemes. Cases from the Lawra District of Ghana. 

      Ansoglenang, Gilbert (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2006-08-23)
      In an attempt to alleviate poverty and empower poor people, many NGOs and government line agencies have been providing credit and social services to rural women in the Lawra District of Ghana. The essence of these credit schemes is to help the rural poor, especially women, earn a decent living through their on-going income generating activities (IGA). The study emphasized that rural women play ...
    • The Sami National Day as a Prism to Tromsø Sami Identity: the Past and the Present 

      Kharina, Valentina (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2013-09-27)
      The thesis “The Sami National Day as a Prism to Tromsø Sami Identity: the Past and the Present” researches the way Tromsø Sami identity has changed over the last 20 years. The institution of the Sami National Day is used as a shaping tool of the concept of identity. In this work I investigate the way the celebration of Sami Day has changed since the time the holiday was established in 1993 up ...
    • Sami traditions: Márkomeannu`s contribution to the revitalization of Sami food traditions 

      Berg, Elisabeth (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2014-11-27)
      This thesis focuses on the Márkomeannu festival’s contribution to the revitalization of food traditions. The study was conducted on the Márkomeannu festival in Skånland in Troms County, specifically in the Markasami areas in the rural hills of Skånland. The festival was chosen because it is an important arena for expression of indigeneity and culture. Many areas within the Sami community have suffered ...
    • Sana Guthi and the Newars : impacts of modernization on traditional social organizations 

      Dangol, Niraj (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2010-11)
      This thesis tends to highlight on the traditional social organization being practiced by the Newar people of Kathmandu valley of Nepal since the ancient times. Newar people are regarded as the indigenous population of Nepal inhabiting the Kathmandu valley since the pre-historic times. For the study, a locality named Panga of Kirtipur city has been chosen which is inhabited mainly by the Jyapu castes ...
    • Sámi new speakers: A case study of the North Sámi language beginner program at UiT 

      Ghiorghilas, Oana Maria (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2021-06-22)
      The present thesis focuses on students enrolled at UiT The Arctic University of Norway (UiT) during the 2020/2021 academic year in the Nordsamisk som fremmedspråk, North Sámi beginner language program. The study explores the process of becoming a Sámi new speaker through an educational program and the factors that motivate, promote, or prevent new speakers’ learning path. New speakers can contribute ...
    • School on the "move". A case study: Nomadic schooling of the indigenous Evenk children in the Republic of Sakha Yakutia (Russian Far East) 

      Zhirkova, Sargylana (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2006-08-29)
      The present state of the traditional culture of indigenous people in Russia can characterised as critical. It is well known that education was used as a main tool for acculturation and assimilation of non-Russian ethnic groups during the policy of Russification. In recent time the revitalisation of the indigenous minority culture stimulates a process of bringing back the nomadic schools. The nomadic ...
    • Secret knowledge : the management and transformation of traditional healing knowledge in the Marka Sámi villages 

      Hætta, Anne Karen (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2010-09-01)
      This thesis discusses Sámi traditional healing knowledge regarding the debate of preserving traditional knowledge, and aims to examine the management and the challenges of transformation of it in a particular Sami community: namely the Marka villages in southern Troms and northern Nordland, Norway. Traditional healing knowledge is held secret or esoteric, which means that only a line of individual ...
    • Seeds of Resistance: Civil Society Organisations, Land Rights and Food Sovereignty in Madagascar. A Participatory Research with VOIALA-Madagascar on Communities’ Resistance to Large Scale Land Acquisition Deals in Haute Matsiatra, Madagascar 

      Castagnetti, Francesca (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2018-05-15)
      In Madagascar, as in a large number of other countries, vast areas of community land are being leased or sold to foreign investors, often with the support of the state at a regional level. Large-scale land acquisition deals (LLAD) constitute a multifaceted phenomenon severely impacting land tenure and food systems. These land deals represent a significant challenge for indigenous and local communities ...
    • Shaping indigenous identity. The power of music 

      Udaya, Eman (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2017-05-16)
      This thesis deals with music and expression of indigenous identity. The focus of the study is the musical performances and stories of primarily Sámi, the indigenous people inhabiting the areas of Northern Fennoscandia comprising of Norway, Finland, Sweden and the Russian Kola Peninsula. It also includes the Tuvan, the inhabitant of the Republic of Tuva in Central Asia which is a member of Russian ...