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Routledge Handbook of Indigenous Peoples in the Arctic
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ABSTRACT
This handbook brings together the expertise of Indigenous and non-Indigenous scholars to offer a comprehensive overview of issues surrounding the well-being, self-determination and sustainability of Indigenous peoples in the Arctic.
Offering multidisciplinary insights from leading figures, this handbook highlights Indigenous challenges, approaches and solutions to pressing issues in Arctic regions, such as a warming climate and the loss of biodiversity. It furthers our understanding of the Arctic experience by analyzing how people not only survive but thrive in the planet’s harshest climate through their innovation, ingenuity and agency to tackle rapidly changing environments and evolving political, social, economic and cultural conditions. The book is structured into three distinct parts that cover key topics in recent and future research with Indigenous Peoples in the Arctic. The first part examines the diversity of Indigenous peoples and their cultural expressions in the different Arctic states. It also focuses on the well-being of Indigenous peoples in the Arctic regions. The second part relates to the identities and livelihoods that Indigenous peoples in Arctic regions derive from the resources in their environments. This interconnection between resources and people’s identities underscores their entitlements to use their lands and resources. The third and final part provides insights into the political involvement of Indigenous peoples from local all the way to the international level and their right to self-determination and some of the recent related topics in this field.
This book offers a novel contribution to Arctic studies, empowering Indigenous research for the future and rebuilding the image of Indigenous peoples as proactive participants, signaling their pivotal role in the co-production of knowledge. It will appeal to scholars and students of law, political sciences, geography, anthropology, Arctic studies and environmental studies, as well as policy-makers and professionals.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
section Section 1|121 pages
Arctic Indigenous diversity and the foundations of cultural, social and spiritual well-being
chapter 1|23 pages
The role of statistics in relation to Arctic Indigenous realities
chapter 2|12 pages
Indigenizing education in Sápmi/Norway
chapter 3|18 pages
What makes a good political leader?
chapter 4|18 pages
Electronic devices for safeguarding Indigenous languages and cultures (Eastern Siberia)
chapter 5|16 pages
Voices of the forests, voices of the streets
chapter 6|14 pages
Soviet-time Indigenous displacement on the Kola Peninsula
section Section 2|126 pages
The fundamental importance of land, territories and resources
chapter 8|16 pages
Changing Indigenous territorial rights in the Russian North
chapter 9|16 pages
Sámi law and rights in Norway – with a focus on recent developments
chapter 10|15 pages
Comprehending the mandate and interactions of land tenure reform in Finnmark, Norway
chapter 11|13 pages
The Girjas Case – court proceedings as a strategy to enforce Sámi land rights
chapter 13|27 pages
Alaska Native marine mammal harvesting
chapter 14|16 pages
Review and mapping of Indigenous knowledge concepts in the Arctic
section Section 3|114 pages
Indigenous peoples and self-determination in the Arctic