Кольские саами и антропологи Арктики потеряли большого друга

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С большой скорбью сообщаем сегодня о грустной новости. Скончался Лейф Рантала, в течение многих лет являющийся ключевой фигурой саамских исследований в Университете Лапландии. С самого начала существования исследовательской группы антропологов в Рованиеми Лейф был нашим благосклонным сподвижником и незаменимым советчиком, время от времени участвуя с большим интересом в наших дискуссиях. Особенно, когда дело касалось российских …

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Kola Sámi research and Arctic Anthropology lost a great friend

On By FstammleIn All, Announcements, Fennoscandia, Indigenous Peoples, Russian North, Sámi

We are sad to spread the following news today: Leif Rantala, long time at the University of Lapland the grand old man of Sámi research, has passed away. From the very start of the anthropology team in Rovaniemi, he has been a benevolent, albeit quiet supporter, and joined with great interest some of our discussions. …

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Corporate Social Responsibility or Corporate Diplomacy

On By FstammleIn All, Announcements, conferences, Extractive Industries, Theoretical Issues

The abstract below to an event in London brings up the interesting question if we are in an age of extractive industry conversation where CSR is over, and being replaced by what Gilbert calls "corporate diplomacy", very restricted to few persons, who make the crucial decisions. What do you think about the idea that this …

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Happy new year

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The founders and editors of arcticanthropology.org wish all bloggers and readers a happy new 2015! Warm thanks to all the authors of the blog for their contributions, and for the readers and commenters for their interest! Looking forward to more interesting information being exchanged here in 2015; and to discussions around the diversities and similarities …

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Oral history: bringing our results back to the people

On By FstammleIn Announcements, Fieldwork, Indigenous Peoples, oral history, Publications, Russian North, teaching

Honouring our partners in the field: Arctic elders and their representatives Most of the Rovaniemi anthropology research team went this last week to Naryan Mar, the capital of the European Russian Nenets Autnomous Okrug, for celebrating the 25th anniversary of our field partners there, Nenets peoples association Yasavey. Congratulations! We are honoured and proud that …

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New Article on Extractive Industries in Indigenous Areas in Canada and Sweden

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New article "Effects of mining on reindeer/caribou populations and indigenous livelihoods: community-based monitoring by Sami reindeer herders in Sweden and First Nations in Canada" in The Polar Journal, Volume 4, Issue 1, 2014, by Thora Martina Herrmann, Per Sandström, Karin Granqvist, Natalie D'Astous, Jonas Vannar, Hugo Asselin, Nadia Saganash, John Mameamskum, George Guanish, Jean-Baptiste Loon & …

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