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  1. 1. The responsibilities of LKAB to respect the rights of the Sami people - a Business and Human Rights perspective on access to remedy in the Swedish mining sector

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Izabell Zaza; [2023]
    Keywords : public international law; state-owned-enterprises; business and human rights; indigenous peoples; Sweden; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : In 2023, the Swedish state-owned enterprise LKAB revealed that it had found Europe’s largest deposit of critical minerals, which are needed in green technology. Being located on indigenous territory, a mine would impact the migration of reindeers, a Sami practice which form the basis of their culture and status as indigenous peoples under international law. READ MORE

  3. 2. Exploring colonial and decolonial influences in the teaching of indigenous perspectives at Swedish Universities.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Kimberly Spirito; [2022-04-29]
    Keywords : Colonial influence; Decolonial influence; Education; Teaching of indigenous perspectives; Sweden;

    Abstract : This thesis engages the topic of colonial and decolonial influences within teaching of indigenous epistemology, ontology, and methodology, here abbreviated to indigenous perspectives, at institutions of higher education. More specifically this study brings the discussion into a Swedish setting. READ MORE

  4. 3. History Has Its Eyes on You : a story about the identity of young Sami women, following the Girjas case

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Izabel Nordlund; [2020]
    Keywords : Sami people; identity; gender; heritage; the Girjas case;

    Abstract : This study aims to understand some of the complexities of the Sami identity amongst young Sami women in Norrbotten County, Sweden. The Sami people are the only indigenous people living in the European Union and as many indigenous people around the globe, they are facing issues such as struggles over land rights, health issues and fragmented identities. READ MORE

  5. 4. Dama damas utbredning, bevarande och människornas kunskapsnivå om arten på Rhodos, Grekland

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Elianna Natalie Alexandra Kantidenou; [2020]
    Keywords : Dovhjort; Dama dama; Rhodos; Platoni;

    Abstract : Arbetet handlar om dovhjorten Dama dama som lever på Rhodos i Grekland. Det innehåller en teoretisk del där information om dovhjortarna sammanställts och en praktisk del som består av en enkätstudie. READ MORE

  6. 5. Boundaries of Knowledge : Foreign-Local Knowledge Exchange through Community Cooperation in Rural Guatemala

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionen

    Author : Johan Blad; [2019]
    Keywords : foreign-local knowledge exchange; social learning systems; agriculture; community; Guatemala;

    Abstract : This thesis studies the learning process between foreign and local knowledge in a community of organic farmers by the name Atitlán Organics in Tzununa, rural Guatemala. Foreign settlers with formal education and contemporary farming experience work alongside indigenous local Guatemalan farmers in this community, which also takes on international volunteer workers. READ MORE