Essays about: "Torne River Valley"

Found 3 essays containing the words Torne River Valley.

1. 1. Gränslös : An architectural portrayal of Torne River Valley

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Arkitekthögskolan vid Umeå universitet

   Author : Julia Olström; [2023]
   Keywords : Torne River Valley; displacement; identity; heritage; narrative; agency of landscape;

   Abstract : This project takes place in a place far north, in a valley that has three rivers. The place is called Torne River Valley or Meänmaa, meaning “Our land” in Meänkieli. The thesis will address the identity displacement in Torne River Valley and the destructiveness of the colonisation of Sápmi. READ MORE

3. 2. Talking Communities : Sámi Trail of Tears as a Model of Habitus-Based Reconciliation

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Janne Sirniö; [2023]
   Keywords : Truth Commissioning; Reconciliation; Forceful Displacement; Indigeneity; Slow Violence; Green Transition; Verdi System; Slow Tourism; Theory of Communicative Action;

   Abstract : This conflict study in Theology investigates reconciliation possibilities in indigenous lands in northern Sweden to be discussed through the Sámi Trail of Tears Walking Trail – a real-life innovation project. The historical material is based on the depiction of forcefully dislocated Sámis and the now polarized situation where local indigenous groups risk new conflicts partly with each other, partly with extractive industries, motorized tourism, and the majority’s society. READ MORE

4. 3. The Finnish Cause is Ours : A Case Study of the Evacuation to the Torne River Valley in 1944

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Hanna Huppunen; [2020]
   Keywords : Evacuation; evacuee; reception; children; Torne River Valley; Sweden; Finland; 1944;

   Abstract : Research has been done on refugees in general and on Finns during the Second World War specifically. However, there is a lack of research concerning the evacuation of Finns to the Torne River Valley in Sweden in 1944, especially when it comes to experiences of the reception. READ MORE