Description
Book Synopsis Presenting the political and cultural processes that occur within the indigenous Sámi people of North Europe as they undergo urbanization, this book examines how they have retained their sense of history and culture in this new setting. The book presents data and analysis on subjects such as indigenous urbanization history, urban indigenous identity issues, urban indigenous youth, and the governance of urban “spaces” for indigenous culture and community. The book is written by a team of researchers, mostly Sámi, from all the countries covered in the book.
Trade Review “I am very impressed… The book is well-written, analytically sound and solid, has a really good empirical basis, and presents some lines of argument that are both innovative and interesting. Adding the Russian Sámi context to the bigger field of Sámi studies is really called for, and gives important insights.” • Torjer Olsen, Arctic University of Norway
“The book is very interesting, well written and relevant. I found it entirely fascinating and educational, and could see a lot of connections to issues that other urban Indigenous groups across the globe face.” • Kelly Greenop, University of Queensland
Table of Contents List of Illustrations
Preface
Astri Dankertsen
Introduction: Indigenousness and Urbanization
Mikkel Berg-Nordlie, Astri Dankertsen, and Marthe S. Winsvold
Chapter 1. The Sámi and Sápmi: The People and the Land
Mikkel Berg-Nordlie and Anna Afanasyeva
Chapter 2. Cities in Sápmi, Sámi in the Cities. Indigenous Urbanization in the Nordic Countries and Russia
Mikkel Berg-Nordlie and Anna Afanasyeva
Chapter 3. Young City Sámi in Norway and Sweden: Making Space for Urban Indigenous Identities
Astri Dankertsen
Chapter 4. Urban Indigenous Organizing and Institution-Building in Norway and Russia: By and For Whom?
Mikkel Berg-Nordlie, Anna Afanasyeva, and Astri Dankertsen
Chapter 5. Sámi Urbanization in the Global Currents of Indigenous Urbanization
Chris Andersen
Conclusion: An Urban Future for Sápmi?
Mikkel Berg-Nordlie, Astri Dankertsen, and Marte S. Winsvold
Appendix A: Toponyms in Sámi Languages and Other Languages
Appendix B: Cyrillic-Latin Transliteration System
Index
