Skolt Sami and industrialization
This article shows how the Finnish state, in connection to international actors, has advanced industrialization, territorialization, and commodification on the Skolt Sami home grounds, and how the Skolt Sami people’s nature-linked livelihood activities have changed or become threatened in connectio...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Suomen Antropologinen Seura (Finnish Anthropological Society)
2021-11-01
|
| Series: | Suomen Antropologi |
| Online Access: | https://journal.fi/suomenantropologi/article/view/99917 |
| _version_ | 1828467440632201216 |
|---|---|
| author | Panu Itkonen |
| author_facet | Panu Itkonen |
| author_sort | Panu Itkonen |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description |
This article shows how the Finnish state, in connection to international actors, has advanced industrialization, territorialization, and commodification on the Skolt Sami home grounds, and how the Skolt Sami people’s nature-linked livelihood activities have changed or become threatened in connection with these processes. The theoretical starting points of the article sheds light on territorialization and the power practices of the state, and on commodification (i.e. the development of industrial economic features). The three cases of territorialization and commodification discussed in this article are the following: (1) the industrialization of the Petsamo area until1944, (2) the industrialization of reindeer herding from 1995 on, and (3) the Arctic Ocean railroad plan in 2016–2021. The article argues that international factors have significantly influenced the process of state-directed territorialization, which on several occasions has divided the Skolt Sami. Furthermore, the article claims that in the process of commodification, despite having changed, traditional nature-related livelihood activities are important for the continuity of the Skolt Sami way of life.
Keywords: Skolt Sami, livelihoods, reindeer herding, natural resources, state, industrialization
|
| first_indexed | 2024-12-11T04:05:46Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-c94d1237d7984e7787688485b8ce902d |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 1799-8972 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-12-11T04:05:46Z |
| publishDate | 2021-11-01 |
| publisher | Suomen Antropologinen Seura (Finnish Anthropological Society) |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Suomen Antropologi |
| spelling | doaj.art-c94d1237d7984e7787688485b8ce902d2022-12-22T01:21:31ZengSuomen Antropologinen Seura (Finnish Anthropological Society)Suomen Antropologi1799-89722021-11-0146110.30676/jfas.v46i1.99917Skolt Sami and industrializationPanu Itkonen This article shows how the Finnish state, in connection to international actors, has advanced industrialization, territorialization, and commodification on the Skolt Sami home grounds, and how the Skolt Sami people’s nature-linked livelihood activities have changed or become threatened in connection with these processes. The theoretical starting points of the article sheds light on territorialization and the power practices of the state, and on commodification (i.e. the development of industrial economic features). The three cases of territorialization and commodification discussed in this article are the following: (1) the industrialization of the Petsamo area until1944, (2) the industrialization of reindeer herding from 1995 on, and (3) the Arctic Ocean railroad plan in 2016–2021. The article argues that international factors have significantly influenced the process of state-directed territorialization, which on several occasions has divided the Skolt Sami. Furthermore, the article claims that in the process of commodification, despite having changed, traditional nature-related livelihood activities are important for the continuity of the Skolt Sami way of life. Keywords: Skolt Sami, livelihoods, reindeer herding, natural resources, state, industrialization https://journal.fi/suomenantropologi/article/view/99917 |
| spellingShingle | Panu Itkonen Skolt Sami and industrialization Suomen Antropologi |
| title | Skolt Sami and industrialization |
| title_full | Skolt Sami and industrialization |
| title_fullStr | Skolt Sami and industrialization |
| title_full_unstemmed | Skolt Sami and industrialization |
| title_short | Skolt Sami and industrialization |
| title_sort | skolt sami and industrialization |
| url | https://journal.fi/suomenantropologi/article/view/99917 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT panuitkonen skoltsamiandindustrialization |