The definition and task of mediating Sámi research

2016 IJRSE – Volume 5 Issue 4

Author/s:

Sarivaara, Erika*
Faculty of Education, University of Lapland, Finland (erika.sarivaara@ulapland.fi)

Keskitalo, Pigga
Sámi University College, Norway (pigga.keskitalo@samiskhs.no)
Faculty of Education, University of Lapland, Finland

Abstract:

Mediating Sámi research is a means for solving a severe phenomenon in society whereby structural power challenges everyday practices among Indigenous peoples. In this context, pedagogical Sámi research deals with multi-methodological education research. Moreover, it searches for ways to base Indigenous institutional education on Indigenous knowledge, traditions, and cultural context. Pedagogical Sámi research is a means to resolve the legacy of assimilation and, in particular, language shift. Sámi education that is based on a mediating role plays an important part in efforts to revive Indigenous languages and cultures.

Keywords: Sámi people; Sámi research; Sámi education; mediating structures

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5861/ijrse.2016.1367

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