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North Sámi language revitalization: Shifting from passive language carrier to active language user. A case study of individuals who have successfully become new speakers of Sámi in the Márka Sámi areas
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2023-05-13)Language is for many a significant part of one’s identity, culture and livelihood. The strict assimilation-policy that the Norwegian state conducted against the Sámi people for over a hundred years led to a severe loss of the Sámi language in many areas. This thesis is about indigenous language revitalization in a Sámi area that suffered a great language loss because of the policy. By analyzing the ... -
The Institutional Process of Repatriation of Indigenous Heritage: The Case of the Sami Drum Freavnantjahke gievrie
(Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2023-05-15)This paper addresses the repatriation debate about the South Sami Freavnantjahke gievrie that was taken from its owner, the Sami Bendix Andersen Frennings Fjeld, in 1723 by the missionary Thomas von Westen. After the confiscation, the drum came to the Danish royal family and was gifted in 1757 to the noble family Saxony-Hildburghausen in what is now Thuringia, Germany. Today the gievrie is in ... -
Agents of change: the Sámi Pathfinders, transforming majority-education within the cultural interface
(Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2023-05-12)This thesis fills an academic gap about the Sámi Pathfinders, centring their stories. I examine the role of the Sámi Ofelaččat/Samiske veivisere or Sámi Pathfinders and their contribution to Indigenous education. Indigenous education is framed as part of the paradigm of Indigenous self-determination. The Sámi Pathfinders is an educational initiative whereby Norwegian pupils learn about historical ... -
The leadership impact of Karamojong teachers on the enrolment and retention of learners in Moroto municipality government primary schools, Uganda
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2023-05-14)Despite the efforts of the government of Uganda to train school leaders in the Karamoja region, the enrolment and completion rate of Karamojong pupils in Moroto municipality primary schools remains low. Previous research attributes this to historical and environmental factors that promote Karamojong parents’ failure to attach value to formal education. This study analyses the leadership impact of ... -
From ideas to final mandate An analysis of the process of formulating the Norwegian TRC mandate and the idea
(Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2023-05-15)Abstract Truth and Reconciliation Commissions (TRC) have increasingly become a tool for non-transitional stable democratic states to deal with injustice committed in the past, however often with lingering consequences. This was the case when in 2018 a TRC was established by the Norwegian Parliament to investigate the Norwegianization policy and injustice against the Sámi and Kven/Norwegian Finnish ... -
Indigenous Climate Justice - Insights from Sápmi: An Analysis of Public Presentations and Policy Documents from Sámi Sources
(Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2023-05-14)Abstract This thesis examines the concept of indigenous climate justice in a Sámi political context. The green transition taking place in Europe and globally requires resources such as minerals and land. Research shows that these green transition projects place a burden on different indigenous groups around the world, and their voices and concerns are seldomly addressed by those making climate ... -
Land use management in an indigenous rights context: Reindeer herding and tourism. The case of Jämtlandstriangeln
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2023-05-15)This thesis studies a case of indigenous and non-indigenous relations in Jämtland, Sweden. The studied area is subject to multiple interests in land-use, and this study focuses on the relation between indigenous Sámi reindeer herding and outdoor tourism. The area has a long history of both mountain tourism and reindeer herding, but in recent years tourism has increased to new levels and the Sámi ... -
The Concept of Sacred in Sápmi - An Inquiry
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2023-05-15)This thesis explores the concept of sacred in Sápmi, tracing the trails of its existence through the historical past into more contemporary ideologies affecting recent events. This inquiry attempts to describe the essence of Sámi self-consciousness through their unique tradition of interconnectedness, by asking if the concept of sacred has value and place in the struggles of the Sámi of today, to ... -
Tracing Virtual Sápmi: Communicating Sámi Narratives in the Age of the Meme
(Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2022-06-14)Online social realities now more integrated into the daily lives of global human populations than has ever been witnessed before leads us to question how this shift might be impacting existing local realities. One phenomenon which characterizes today’s online interactions is the creation and sharing of internet memes, or images from pop culture often layered with text to convey ideas and perspectives ... -
A hundred years of assimilation: Context of Kurdish people in the field education
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2022-05-31)This research aims to question how the Kurdish people is affected by the assimilation policies starting from the 1923 until today. It aims to explain how the education system serves the assimilation policies and how and for what reasons the Kurdish language and culture are being destroyed. The thesis provides reasons why Kurdish language and literature do not develop. In order to explain these ... -
The Impact Of Covid-19 Pandemic on Education for Indigenous People In Uganda A Case Study of Karamojong Community
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2022-05-31)The Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak from 2019 has impacted education systems of many countries around the world. Efforts to contain COVID-19 have led to the closure of schools in more than 100 countries worldwide. This situation has also left over one billion learners out of school. For marginalized communities such as indigenous people, the situation has been worse. This study investigated the ... -
The Impact of ILO 169 on State Commitments and Policies in Nepal
(Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2022-05-31)Nepal adopted ILO Convention No. 169 in 2007, and its principles have been applied in national legislation and policies to enhance the acknowledgment of indigenous peoples' rights in practice. The research highlights the changes in Nepal's acknowledgment and protection of indigenous peoples' rights after the country ratified of ILO 169. Thus, it will investigate the Nepalese government's adoption ... -
IS THE RAINBOW AN ILLUSION? Educational Programmes and the Adivasi Peoples during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Kerala, India
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2021-11-24)Just like any other field, education was drastically affected by the COVID-19 pandemic all over the world. In the state of Kerala, the Adivasi peoples were the most impacted peoples by the pandemic and its ramifications. The normalised underlying disparities were exacerbated with the crisis that emerged at the onset of the pandemic and exposed the social inequalities in place regarding the state’s ... -
The Norwegian Press and the Reception of Donald Trump’s Native American Narratives
(Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2021-11-02)Abstract Indigenous Peoples face a challenge in gaining visibility in western news outlets. It is well established that when they are made visible, coverage leans into representing stereotypes rather than giving voice to members of Indigenous Peoples or their spokespersons. This study aims to determine to what extent this dynamic can be found in the Norwegian Press. Specifically, it investigates ... -
Sámi new speakers: A case study of the North Sámi language beginner program at UiT
(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 ... -
Nils-Aslak Valkeapää and Mari Boine: Song lyrics and Themes. Thematic Study of their song lyrics and the long lines
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2021-08-29)The topic of this thesis is the development of the song lyrics to Nils-Aslak Valkeapää and Mari Boine. How they have been evolving and changing through times and looking for the long lines of the song lyrics, what is possible to see when looking at them. The Sámi society and communities have been changing in the last 50 years since the Sámi pop music in Sámi language made its way to the scenes. All ... -
Learning Discomfort and Uncertainty: The KAIROS Blanket Exercise as a Canadian Settler Education Tool
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2021-06-01)The KAIROS Blanket Exercise is an experiential learning activity that takes participants in Canada through Indigenous history in North America from an Indigenous perspective. In a 90- minute workshop, participants embody the role of Indigenous peoples and walk on blankets that represent the land. Through the reading of scripts, they re-enact the chronology of Canadian history and the processes ... -
Rohingya Women in Bangladesh: Health Challenges among Marginalizing Refugees
(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 Tharu Cultural Museum: A Conduit for Cultural Revitalization and Indigenous Identity Creation
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2021-06-01)This thesis centers around the interrelationships between a community museum and the local community in the process of cultural revitalization and cultural identity creation. The project focuses on how a community-based museum negotiates and revitalizes the meaning of the Tharu cultural identity in a historically marginalized indigenous Tharu community. This is illustrated through the case study of ... -
The Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum 2014–2020: Decolonisation in Practice
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2021-06-01)National art museums are integral to a nation’s cultural landscape, acting as both a witness to the past, and a source of inspiration going forward. Yet the boundaries of Indigenous cultural regions don’t necessarily coincide with officially recognised national borders. Northern Norway is both a part of Norway, as well as a part of Sápmi, yet Sámi representation in national Norwegian cultural ...
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