ABSTRACT
The Canadian anthropologist Ronald Niezen referred to “Indigenous religion” as a new and global form of religiosity, associated with those defined in international law as “Indigenous Peoples”, and connected to the development of a global identity, as “a conceptual and performative secondary elaboration of the indigenous peoples’ concept”. The research project Indigenous religion(s): Local grounds, global networks emerged from these talks, and from a large grant from the Norwegian Research Council. The Centre for Sami studies offers a master’s in indigenous studies, with scholarships for students from parts of the indigenous world. NRK Sami Radio initiated collaboration with other indigenous broadcasters in 2003, thereby strengthening the coverage of indigenous issues, and NRK Sapmi participated in establishing the World Indigenous Television Broadcasters Network. Situations can be upscaled from the local to the global, and local traditions can be lifted to the level of indigenous religion. The chapter also presents an overview on the key concepts discussed in this book.
