Essays about: "Sigrid Ejemar"

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  1. 1. Encountering Diversity Before and Beyond the District Courts : The Saamis’ Situation in North-Western Jämtland 1649–1700

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Historiska institutionen

    Author : Sigrid Ejemar; [2023]
    Keywords : Saami; Jämtland; district court records; seventeenth century; encounters; local communities; borderlands; settler colonialism;

    Abstract : This thesis utilises district court records from the three judicial districts of Hammerdal, Offerdal, and Undersåker to shed light on Saamis’ presence in north-western Jämtland during the seventeenth century. The research question posed is how encounters with the local communities shaped the Saamis’ situation during a period of emerging colonial mores and contributes to the discussion on how encounters with others impacted the situation for the Saami in early modern Sweden. READ MORE