• Can Sámi braiding constitute a basis for teaching discrete mathematics? Teachers and researchers’ investigations 

      Fyhn, Anne Birgitte; Jannok Nutti, Ylva; Dunfjeld, Maja Hilma; Eira, Ellen J. Sara; Steinfjell, Ann Synnøve; Børresen, Tove; Hætta, Ole Einar Isaksen; Sandvik, Svein Ole (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-12)
      A group of Sámi middle school mathematics teachers cooperated with researchers over a period of three years in investigating ruvden (Sámi braiding). The aim was to find possibilities for teaching discrete mathematics based on ruvden. The Sámi are an Indigenous people of the Arctic and their braidings are intertwined with Sámi traditional knowledge. The teachers presented two different approaches to ...
    • Intangible Cultural Heritage as a resource for a Sámi mathematics curriculum 

      Fyhn, Anne Birgitte; Jannok Nutti, Ylva (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-07-26)
      Northern Norway’s population comprises many different cultural groups. According to the Norwegian Education Act, education must give students insight into and a firm foundation in history and culture. This paper aims to present a proposal for how to start working with the creation of local rural mathematics curricula for which Sámi culture in particular, and Northern Norwegian culture in general, ...