Mapping Land and People in the North: Early Modern Colonial Expansion, Exploitation, and Knowledge

Ojala, Carl-Gösta; Nordin, Jonas

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“…Eit viktig poeng frå forskinga på dette feltet er avstanden mellom den historiefaglege kunnskapsproduksjonen om medverknad frå dei nordiske samfunna i kolonialisme og på same tid den manglande anerkjenninga av at dei nordiske samfunna har ei kolonial fortid i offentlegheita. På ei side har historikarar dei seinare åra produsert kunnskap om dei oversjøiske koloniane til Sverige og Danmark-Noreg (Donoghue, 2006;Hennessey & Fur, 2020;Østhus, 2023), om koloniseringsprosjekta i Sápmi (Broberg & Rönnback, 2020;Ojala & Nordin, 2019;Össbo, 2020), om nordiske aktørar som deltok i koloniseringsprosjekt leia av andre kolonimakter (Eidsvik, 2013;Keskinen et al, 2009;Kjerland & Rio, 2009;Merivirta et al, 2021;Olsson, 2007;Skeie, 2009), og om korleis koloniale førestillingar, forteljingar og kunnskap om folk og rase blei produsert og sirkulert (Burnett & Buchan, 2018;Forsgren, 2020;Fur, 2006Fur, , 2016Palmberg, 2009;Pålsson, 2020). Samstundes har det vore gjort fleire studiar som viser at det er ei utbredt førestilling om at dei nordiske samfunna ikkje har ei kolonial fortid (Keskinen et al, 2019: Loftsdóttir & Jensen, 2012Mulinari et al, 2009).…”

Section: Postkoloniale Perspektiv På Norden Og Nordisk Historieunderv...unclassified

Frå norsk eksepsjonalisme til provinsialisering av det norske? Didaktiske mogelegheiter med postkoloniale perspektiv

Fagerheim Kalsås

2024

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Rasistiske strukturar i det norske samfunnet byggjer i dag på førestillingar om norsk eksepsjonalisme (Jensen & Loftsdóttir, 2012, s. 2) og manglande anerkjenning av nordisk kolonial medverknad (Vourela, 2009). Med inspirasjon frå postkolonial teori har tidlegare studiar av historieundervisninga i skulen peika på at undervisninga fører til at slike førestillingar blir reproduserte (Jore, 2018; Mikander, 2015; Rastas, 2012). Samstundes har det vore lite utforska kva didaktiske inngangar og perspektiv postkolonial teori kan gi historieundervisninga. Grunnlaget for denne artikkelen er at eg har lese nokre sentrale tekstar om postkolonial historieskriving (Chakrabarty, 2008; Guha, 1988; Spivak, 1988) med eit blikk for kva perspektiv og inngangar desse posisjonane kan gi for ei historieundervisning som siktar mot å utfordre førestillingar om norsk eksepsjonalisme og synleggjere fortidig nordisk kolonial medverknad. I artikkelen peikar eg på det didaktiske potensialet som ligg i nokre av desse perspektiva for ein norsk skulekontekst. English abstract From Norwegian Exceptionalism to Provincializing the Norwegian? Didactical Possibilities With Post-Colonial Perspectives Racism in Norwegian society is grounded in notions of Norwegian exceptionalism (Jensen & Loftsdóttir, 2012, s. 2) and a lack of acknowledgment of Nordic colonial complicity (Vourela, 2009). Previous studies of history education have used post-colonial theory to show that teaching history leads to reproducing such notions (Jore, 2018; Mikander, 2015; Rastas, 2012). However, little work has been done on what didactical potential and perspectives post-colonial theory can give to alternative ways of teaching history. The basis for this article is my reading of some central texts within post-colonial history writing (Chakrabarty, 2008; Guha, 1988; Spivak, 1988), and my exploration of what kind of perspectives and points of departure these texts can provide for an alternative history teaching, that aims towards challenging notions of Norwegian exceptionalism and render visible Nordic colonial complicity. The article highlights some of the didactical potential in these perspectives for history teaching in a Norwegian context.

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Frå norsk eksepsjonalisme til provinsialisering av det norske? Didaktiske mogelegheiter med postkoloniale perspektiv

Fagerheim Kalsås

2024

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“…Openings of new mines are connected with threats of violence and violations to women's lives in various ways, particularly for those engaged in anti-mining activities. (Landén & Fotaki, 2018, p. 29) The assertion of Sámi land rights against mining companies, in turn, worried Sámi communities and activists (Ojala & Nordin, 2019). The Government of Sweden does not appear to have plans to restrict its mining operations or to expand Sámi influence over the sector.…”

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Local Communities and the Mining Industry

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Longboat²

2023

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This book explores the challenges and opportunities at the intersection of the global mining sector and local communities by focusing on a number of international cases drawn from various locations in Canada, the Philippines, and Scandinavia.Mining's contribution to economic development varies greatly across countries. In some, it has been a major engine of development, but in others, disputes have erupted over land use, property rights, environmental damage, and revenue sharing. Corporate social responsibility programs are increasingly relied upon to manage company-community relations, yet conflicts persist in many settings, with significant costs for companies and communities. Exploring the many factors and drivers that characterize relationships among different actors within the sector, the volume contributes towards the development of practical wisdom, collective understanding, common sense, and prudence required for the mining sector and community partners to realize the economic potential and social and environmental responsibilities of non-renewable resource development. The book examines case studies from Canada, Scandinavia, and the Philippines, three regions amongst the world's top countries of mining operations. Drawing on their extensive experience in these regions, the contributors explore distinctive mining sectors in the Global North and South, the variation surrounding different types of extractive industries, and at different scales, and the legal processes in place to protect local communities. Key themes include corporate social responsibility, impact assessment, foreign ownership, Indigenous Peoples, gender, local insurgency, and mining disasters as well as climate change. The book identifies areas of future research and pathways to achieving stronger, respectful, and mutually beneficial relationships at the nexus of global mineral extraction and local communities. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of the extractive industries, natural resource management, sustainable business and corporate social responsibility, Indigenous studies, and sustainable planning and development.

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“…In Sweden, a large proportion of the areas set aside for environmental protection are located in Saepmie, the traditional lands of the Saemie people. 1 Like other Indigenous peoples, the relationships between the states and the Saemie have been characterized by unequal power relations, control, and oppression, beginning with the states' colonization of land in Saepmie (Ojala and Nordin, 2019;Össbo, 2022). Sweden generally continues to claim ownership of lands and natural resources in Saepmie, with limited recognition of Saemie territorial rights (Allard, 2011).…”

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Conservation, collaboration, and claims: Saemie inclusion and influence in a Swedish national park process

Flodén

Reimerson

2023

Front. Conserv. Sci.

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In Sweden, environmental governance and management has historically been centralized, with low levels of local influence and control. Although a large proportion of the areas set aside for environmental protection in Sweden are located in Saepmie, the traditional lands of the Saemie people, Saemie influence in the governance and management of these areas has been limited. However, recent events and ongoing processes indicate a potential change in both discourse and policy practice. This paper critically examines the planning process for a proposed national park in the southern part of the Swedish mountain range. It was organized in a collaborative and participatory form, including Saemie representatives on both local and central levels. After several years of planning, local Saemie opposition to the park led to the termination of the process. We investigate discursive constructions of the local Saemie actors’ inclusion in the process and their effects on possible Saemie influence. Our results show that state and Saemie actors articulate inclusion in different ways, limiting and enabling varying forms of influence. The landscape and the state of nature were central constructions affecting the process, and the project’s aim transformed over time – with significant consequences for the process and, possibly, also its results.

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Mapping Land and People in the North: Early Modern Colonial Expansion, Exploitation, and Knowledge

Cited by 13 publications

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Frå norsk eksepsjonalisme til provinsialisering av det norske? Didaktiske mogelegheiter med postkoloniale perspektiv

Frå norsk eksepsjonalisme til provinsialisering av det norske? Didaktiske mogelegheiter med postkoloniale perspektiv

Local Communities and the Mining Industry

Conservation, collaboration, and claims: Saemie inclusion and influence in a Swedish national park process

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