Sámi Role in Arctic Affairs: Politics, Research and Activism – June 20th

Sámi Role in Arctic Affairs: Politics, Research and Activism
20 June 2017 | 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. | UW Club, Yukon Room
 University of Washington
Space is limited – registration required
Clock hours available to K- 12 Teachers upon request. 
A light breakfast, lunch and dinner are provided

Since the 1970’s the global Indigenous movement, building on the human rights movement, has gained considerable momentum. In 2000, the United Nations founded the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues as the central coordinating body for matters related to Indigenous peoples; in 2007, the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples was ratified establishing international legal norms. Indigenous peoples are now playing a significant role in influencing international affairs via new transnational networks. The Sámi are a model for such influence.

Join us on June 20th for this one-day conference. Most of the presenters are Sámi themselves, working with aspects on reclaiming Sámi identities and the struggle for the Sámi right to survival and well-being. Scholars and activists will present their work followed by an open discussion with all participants and guests. We will end the day with dinner and a discussion of future directions for Sámi studies and collaborations followed by a screening of “Sámi Blood“.

Special Guest Speakers: 

Lis-Mari Hjortfors |  Umeå University, Sámi Studies, Department of Language Studies
Margaretha Uttjek | Department of Social Work, Umeå University, Sweden
May-Britt Öhman |  Centre for Gender Research, Uppsala University; the Association of Sámi Related Research in Uppsala; Deputy Member of the Swedish Sámi Parliament; member of Technoscience Research Group
Inge Frisk | Stockholm Sámi Association, member of Technoscience Research Group, Centre for Gender Research, Uppsala University
Astri Dankertsen | Nord University, Norway
Troy Storfjell | Scandinavian Area Studies Program, Department of Languages and Literatures, Pacific Lutheran University
Karin Eriksson | Scandinavian Studies, University of Washington

This event is sponsored by the International Policy Institute (funded by a grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York) and Arctic and the International Relations initiative, Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies; the Canadian Studies Center, Center for West European Studies, and Center for Global Studies; UW’s Scandinavian Studies; and UW’s Future of Ice initiative.

To request disability accommodation contact the Disability Services Office at least ten days in advance at:  206) 543-6450/V, (206) 543-6452/TTY, (206) 685-7264 (FAX), or dso@u.washington.edu.

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