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Hunters, Predators and Prey: Inuit Perceptions of Animals

A book examining the perception of animals in Inuit culture and providing a better understanding of human-animal relationships in a hunting society.

By Frédéric Laugrand and Jarich Oosten.

bookIACNMay 19, 2023

Indigenous Peoples and Gender Equality with Special Reference to Sámi Reindeer Herding

This book is a compilation of five individual contributions that highlight the gender equality perspectives of the indigenous peoples of the Arctic region, with a special focus on the Sámi communities.

By Maura Hanrahan, Ritva Kylli, Ildikó Asztalos Morell, Elena Bogdanova et al., & Maria Ackrén

bookIACNSeptember 27, 2021

"Qilaga Pissavat – Inherit My Heaven"

"Qilaga Pissavat – Inherit My Heaven" - a book by Karla Jessen Williamson, an assistant professor of educational foundations at the University of Saskatchewan, recently published the Government of Greenland.

bookIACNMay 26, 2021

The Politics of Arctic Sovereignty: Oil, Ice, and Inuit Governance

Interest in Arctic politics is on the rise. While recent accounts of the topic place much emphasis on climate change or a new geopolitics of the region, the history of the Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) and Arctic politics reaches back much further in time.

bookIACNFebruary 22, 2021

Nordic Gender Equality in Figures 2015

The co-operation on gender equality between the Nordic countries, the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Åland is driven by a shared vision of a gender-equal Nordic Region with equal opportunities, rights and obligations for all who live in the Region, regardless of gender. Gender equality is a fundamental value to the Nordic countries and is vital for economic and social growth.

bookIACNNovember 27, 2020

Living condition of indigenous people and relations of gender in the Arctic in light of rapid climate change and globalization

The bachelor thesis on “Living condition of indigenous people and relations of gender in the Arctic in light of rapid climate change and globalization” by Inga Hrönn Ólafsdóttir.

bookIACNOctober 29, 2020

Gender and Power in the Nordic Countries – with focus on politics and business. Kirsti Niskanen (ed.) [Book]

The endeavour to achieve a gender balance in access to societal power is a cornerstone of the Nordic concept of democracy and gender equality policy. A key tool in gender equality work is knowledge of the distribution of women and men within various sectors of society, employment, and social positions of power.

bookIACNSeptember 1, 2020

20 Canadian books for kids and teens to read for National Indigenous History Month

20 books from 20 authors.

bookIACNAugust 19, 2020

Equal Democracies? Gender and Politics in the Nordic Countries [Book]

Equal democracies? Gender and politics in the Nordic countries is the result of a joint effort between several Nordic scholars specialising in the study of gender and politics. We greatly appreciate the generous financial support granted by the Nordic Council of Ministers without which the project would never have materialised. We would especially like to thank Marianne Laxén at the Council for ensuring that our collaboration with the Council proceeded as smoothly and pleasantly as it did.

bookThomas ViguierJune 15, 2020

SLiCA: Arctic living conditions: Living conditions and quality of life among Inuit, Saami and indigenous peoples of Chukotka and the Kola Peninsula

The SLiCA anthology probes into the theoretical and methodological background of the SLiCA project, the research design, the ethical principles applied and introduces examples of the wealth of information available on the livelihoods and living conditions of the Inuit, Saami and the indigenous peoples of Chukotka and the Kola Peninsula, measured with quality of life criteria they themselves chose.

bookIACNJune 9, 2020

Routledge Handbook of Arctic Security [Book]

The Routledge Handbook of Arctic Security offers a comprehensive examination of security in the region, encompassing both state-based and militarized notions of security, as well as broader security perspectives reflecting debates about changes in climate, environment, economies, and societies.

bookIACNMay 3, 2020

Doctoral Dissertation: When we got reindeer, we moved to live to the tundra - The spoken and Silenced History of the Yamal Nenets [Book]

Roza Laptander´s dissertation is based on the stories of the Nenets reindeer herders from the Yamal peninsula, Western Siberia. It shows that spoken stories and interviews concerning big changes on the tundra reflect a general mechanism of making Nenets official historical narratives.

bookIACNApril 21, 2020

Nordic Arctic Youth Future Perspectives [Book]

The questions of how to retain and attract young populations are central issues for regional policy development in the Nordic Arctic. Nordregio and the Nordic working group on sustainable regional development in the Arctic have carried out an analysis to uncover young people's own perspectives of their future possibilities in Arctic communities.

bookIACNFebruary 24, 2020

Many Faces of Gender: Roles and Relationships through Time in Indigenous Northern Communities [Book]

Many Faces of Gender is an interdisciplinary volume that addresses the dearth in descriptions and analyses of gender roles and relationships in Native societies in North America’s boreal reaches. This collection complements existing conceptual frameworks and develops new methodological and theoretical approaches that more fully articulate the complex nature of social, economic, political, and material relationships between indigenous men and women in this region.

bookIACNJanuary 20, 2020book