Sámi Research Ethics - Current Work and Future Prospects

Indigenous ethics guidelines have existed for quite some time in parts of the world. From the decolonizing critique of the way dominant research acted in indigenous communities, the effort is now on articulating culturally responsive and sound research ethics for scholars working with, from and/or in indigenous communities. This happens worldwide. For decades countless Indigenous research ethics guidelines have been established in all possible levels from national research funding agencies to local communities. In this workshop, we present examples, statements and reflections from different parts of Sápmi, and we discuss where to go next. The presentations and conversations will enable reflections of methodology, position, community relations and doing research in practice.

The Arctic Five is a collaboration between the universities of Tromsø, Luleå, Umeå, Oulu and Rovaniemi. In Arctic Seven - that is, the Arctic Five's Thematic group on Indigenous Issues - also the Sámi university of applied sciences and Nord university are included.

Program

(please note that the program is in Norwegian/Swedish time)

0900-0915: Getting connected

0915-0920: Welcome and agenda, by Torjer Olsen and Lena Maria Nilsson (members of the Arctic Seven working group)

0920-0930: Presenting the participants (depends a bit on how many are actually attending)

0930-1000: Indigenous research ethics and drafting Sámi research guidelines in Finland(Rauna Kuokkanen)

1000-1020: Discussion in breakout rooms

1020-1030: Plenary conversation

1030-1045: Break

1045-1105: Making ethical guidelines in Sámi health research (Siv Kvernmo).

1105-1120: Plenary conversation

1120-1140: The status of ethics in indigenous research in the Nordic countries: Reflections (Anna-Lill Drugge)

1140-1155: Plenary conversation 

1155-1200: Summary and farewell

Registration is now finished.

Ingressbilde: Sophia Olsson/Storytelling Media