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Høst 2026
IND-3028 Indigenous Rights and Self-Determination - 10 stp
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Senter for samiske studier
Type of course
The course is mandatory in the Master's Programme in Indigenous Studies (MIS). It can also be taken as a singular course by exchange students and students from other programmes.
Course overlap
STV-3020 Indigenous Peoples - Politics, Institutions and Tools 5 ects
Course contents
The course explores the ongoing debate of Indigenous peoples' right of self-determination. The course addresses Indigenous peoples' demand for self-determination as a recurring theme within the international Indigenous movement and the states' responses to these demands. Through political and diplomatic efforts, Indigenous peoples have achieved normative and institutional changes. The course first discusses the principle of self-determination as reflected in international law and especially in UNDRIP. Then it highlights Sápmi and other selected Indigenous geographies and country contexts and discuss different strategies for indigenous self-determination by focusing on legal rights protection, Indigenous political representation and governance in a concrete Indigenous-state relationship.
Admission requirements
Bachelor's degree (180 ECTS), or an equivalent qualification, with a minimum of 80 ECTS within social sciences, humanities, education or the social practice of law. Applicants must have a minimum grade average comparable to a Norwegian C (2,5) in the ECTS scale.
Application code: 9371 (nordic applicants)
Objective of the course
Knowledge:
The students will have knowledge about:
- the background and development of the concept of Indigenous self-determination
- the major instruments in international law addressing Indigenous self-determination, the philosophical foundations of indigenous rights, and the institutional approaches to handling self-determination
- how different systems of government influence and define conditions for self-determination arrangements in different Indigenous geograhpies
Skills:
The students will be able to:
- critically identify and examine the conditions that hinder or support the implementation of Indigenous self-determination
- identify and apply relevant theories in the analyses of Indigenous self-determination
- compare the state of Indigenous self-determination across different geographical contexts
- independently apply academic arguments to a variety of geographic contexts, demonstrating self-determination in the selection and integration of these ideas, and effectively communicate the results orally with clarity after limited preparation
General competence:
The students will be able to:
- critically analyse research on Indigenous peoples’ rights and the politics of self-determination using an interdisciplinary approach to Indigenous studies
Language of instruction
English
Teaching methods
The teaching methods include lectures, peer learning, student presentations, teamwork, and one mandatory assignment. These methods will help students to take an active role in the learning process.