Focal Point North workshop in Luleå, at Luleå University of Technology (LTU)
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The Centre for Sami Studies, UiT The Arctic University of Norway and Division of Social Sciences, Luleå University of Technology invite to a Focal Point North workshop 21.-22. November 2016 in Luleå. One targeted group is PhD students at the universities of Tromsø, Umeå and Luleå, working on Sami and Indigenous topics, but researchers with interest in the field are also welcome. There are however limited seats.
The workshop in Luleå will address comparative challenges related to Sami customs, such as reindeer husbandry, traditional knowledge and resource development. Since we are able to draw on knowledge upon Norwegian, Swedish and Finnish experiences and compare that with Canada, another joint theme is the history, development and challenges of “green” energy (hydropower) in northern areas. We will be addressing both conflicts over hydropower production and the experiences of establishing monetary or resource funds from such developments.
The workshop will also include a general session on presentations of PhD projects. We therefore invite PhD students to submit a title and a short abstract by November 7th 2016 (to else.g.broderstad@uit.no). In this session, we welcome a broad specter of topics within Sami and Indigenous research, not restricted to topics defined in the workshop program. This session is chaired by associate professor Torjer Olsen. We have set aside 20 minutes for each presentation, including comments and discussions.
Warmly welcome!
Else Grete Broderstad and Christina Allard
Venue:
Room A209, Luleå University of Technology
Programme
Monday November 21s, 2016
| 12.00 - 13.00 | Arrival and lunch, Centrumsrestaurangen LTU - Boassin |
| 13.00 - 13.30 |
Welcome, presentation round, why this workshop? |
| 13.30 - 14.00 |
The modern international indigenous movement and the role of the Samis by Dr. Jonathan Crossen, Academic co-ordinator for the Master’s program in Governance and Entrepreneurship in Northern and Indigenous Areas (GENI), UiT The Arctic University of Norway |
| 14.00 - 14.30 |
Sami law in late modern contexts by Professor in Law Kjell Åke Modéer, Luleå University of Technology |
| 14.30 - 15.00 |
Coffee |
| 15.00 - 15.30 |
The traditional knowledge integration project – Arctic prospects and challenges by post doctor Camilla Brattland UiT The Arctic University of Norway |
| 15.30 - 16.00 |
Doing Indigenous Studies by associate professor Torjer Olsen UiT The Arctic University of Norway |
| 16.00 - 17.30 | Session on PhD presentations (maximum 6 presentations) |
| 19.30 | Dinner, Kitchen & Table, Clarion Hotel Sense Luleå |
Tuesday November 22nd
| 09.00 - 10.30 |
Session on PhD presentations (maximum 4 presentations) |
| 10.30 - 11.00 |
Coffee |
| 11.00 - 11.30 |
Cross border reindeer husbandry: state sovereignty, Sami rights by Professor in Indigenous Studies Else Grete Broderstad, UiT The Arctic University of Norway |
| 11.30 - 12.00 |
Nordic law on reindeer herding: common grounds and divergence by Associate Professor in Law Christina Allard, Luleå University of Technology/UiT The Arctic University of Norway (cancelled) |
| 12.00 - 13.00 |
Lunch, Centrumsrestaurangen LTU - Boassin |
| 13.00 - 13.30 |
Conflicts over water power development: industrial colonialism in Sweden by Dr. Åsa Össbo, research coordinator, Centre for Sami Research, Umeå University |
| 13.30 - 14.00 |
The heart of the country? Hydropower in Norway by Professor in Political Science Hans-Kristian Hernes, UiT The Arctic University of Norway |
| 14.00 - 14.30 | Climate Change and Hydro Futures in Northern Canada and Scandinavia: Opposition or Opportunity? by Professor in Political Science/Adjunct Professor FPN Greg Poelzer, University of Saskatchewan/ UiT The Arctic University of Norway |
| 14.30 - 15.00 | Local perspectives on future challenges by Research Professor/Adjunct Professor FPN Monica Tennberg, Lapland University/ UiT The Arctic University of Norway |
| 15.00 - 16.00 | Coffee, discussions and summing up |