Seminar: Nordic Colonialism and Sámi Cultural Politics

Tuesday 23 January 2024
Arctic [Un]Limited, Storgata 108, 9008 Romsa/Tromsø

Program:

13:00-13:15 Opening words, Laura Junka-Aikio, University of Lapland 

13:15-13:30 Introduction to Arctic [Un]Limited, Jérémie McGowan

13:30-14:30 Keynote Speech, Áile Aikio, University of Lapland: The Manifold Worlds of Sámi Museum. Ontological Politics of Sámi Cultural Heritage 

14:30-14:45 Coffee & tea 

14:45-15:00 Trude Fonneland and Rossella Ragazzi (University Museum, UiT). Introduction to forthcoming book: Memory Institutions and Sámi Heritage. 

15:00-16:15 Chapter presentations & discussion: 
- Eli-Anita Øivand Schøning: Máhttsat ja Mujttalit – Árran’s Negotiations in the Bååstede Project 
- Eva Dagny Johansen: Old Sea Sámi Objects and New Museum Practices 
- Erika de Vivo: Gállogieddi Caput Sápmi 

16:15- 16:30 Coffee & tea

16:30-17:30 ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION: Nordic colonialism and Sámi cultural politics Participants
- Áile Aikio (University of Lapland)
- Niina Siivikko (University of Turku) 
- Jérémie McGowan
- TBC
- Moderator: Laura Junka-Aikio 

17:30-17:45 Closing discussion

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