Essays about: "Gällivare skogssameby"
Found 2 essays containing the words Gällivare skogssameby.
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1. Vinterbetesområdets förändring för Flakabergsgruppen i Gällivare skogssameby över två renskötande generationer : hur betesresursen har nyttjats för renskötsel och påverkats av skogsbruk
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and ManagementAbstract : The Sámi is an indigenous people in Sweden, and they have the right to carry out reindeer herding. The knowledge that exists within reindeer herding is included in traditional Sámi knowledge, which is centred around the relationship between nature, animal and human. Today the situation between reindeer herding and forestry is relevant. READ MORE
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2. Marginalized Indigenous Knowledge and Contemporary Swedish Colonialism: The Case of Reindeer Husbandry in Gällivare Forest Sámi Community
University essay from Uppsala universitet/CEMUSAbstract : In the Forest Sámi community (Skogssameby) of Gällivare in northeastern Sweden, reindeer husbandry is in peril as commercial interests degrade viable reindeer habitat. Among clear-cut forest and young plantations, between highways and railroad tracks, reindeer seek dwindling food. READ MORE