Sami and indigenous people - Contact our researchers

June 6th to 8th NAISA is hosting the indigenous conference in Bodø – for the first time the NAISA conference is held I Europe. Her is an overview of our researchers within expertise within sami and indigenous people.
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David Kroik, associate professor and leader of Sampi research groupSámi language, Sámi, indigenous people, language revitalization, education, South Sámi, language didactics, language and power, linguistics, language policies, indigenous methodologies, linguistic landscape and decolonizingdavid.kroik@nord.no
74 02 25 41
Tove Mentsen Ness, associate professor and leader at the Center for Sami and indigenous studiesHealthcare services for Sámi and Indigenous population, South Sámi, experiences, expectations, well-being, Indigenous healthcare staff and decolonising perspectives.tove.m.ness@nord.no
74 21 23 13 / 482 37 420
Minerva Piha, associate professorSouth Sámi prehistory, South Sámi, linguistics, Sámi archaeology, Sámi language history, Finno-Ugric linguistics, etymology, contact linguistics and lexical semantics.minerva.m.piha@nord.no
74 02 29 80
Heidi Harju-Luukkainen, professorLanguage learning in Southern Sámiheidi.k.harju-luukkainen@nord.no
74 02 29 75
Astri Dankertsen, professorGender, Youth studies, Sociology, Language policy, Cultural and social activities, Internationalisation, International cooperation, Sámi, High North, Postcolonial theory, Feminist theory, Gender equality, Urbanity Indigenous, Decolonization, Social inclusion, Social inequality and Cultural diversity.astri.dankertsen@nord.no
75 51 79 23
Frode Fjellheim, professorJoikfrode.fjellheim@nord.no
74 02 27 27 / 901 48 953
Leiv Sem, professorSouth Sámi history, Indigenous studies, Cultural history, Memory culture, History of Norwegian literature, Oral poetry, Folklore, Discourse analysis.leiv.sem@nord.no  
74 02 26 43
Lars Kirkhusmo Pharo, professorAmerica: History of Religions and Ideas; Political Governance; Ethics; Linguistics; Writing and Semiotic Systems.lars.k.pharo@nord.no
75 51 78 02
Viktor Magne Johansson, professorSámi Early Childhood Education, Indigenous methodologies, Indigenous Philosophies, Indigenous Story Telling.karl.v.johansson@nord.no
75 51 75 89
Siri Ellen Nystø Rahka, university lecturerSámi Languages, Lule Sámi, bilingualism, language didactics, language education, multilingual education and beginner courses in readingsiri.e.rahka@nord.no
75 51 73 12
May-Lisbeth Bjerke Brew, university lecturerIndigenous studies, Mapuche, Doctrine of Christian Discovery, Articulation theory, Decolonising perspectives, History of Religion, Indigenous rights (UNDRIP), Haudenosaunee Confederacy (Six Nations)may-lisbeth.b.brew@nord.no
75 51 71 08
Sandra Maria Nystø Rahka, research fellowSámi languages, Lule Sámi, bilingualism, multilingalism, language education, bilingual eduaction, multilangual education, Sámi teaching plans, Sámi school history, indigenous education, language didacticssandra.m.rahka@nord.no
75 51 75 25
Hanna Danbolt Ajer, associate professor Sámi language, Lule Sámi, linguistics, grammar, syntax and linguistic variation.Hanna.d.ajer@nord.no
75 51 71 20
Inger Johansen, university lecturerIndigenous studies, Sámi sociolinguistics, South Sámi, bilingualism, linguistic revitalisation, linguistic ideology, linguistic policy, decolonising academia.inger.johansen@nord.no
74 02 29 27  
Ove Jakobsen, professorSpirituality, Sámi and indigenous studies, ecological economy, etichs, nature and society, circular economy and dialogue societyove.d.jakobsen@nord.no
75 51 76 81
Håkon Hermanstrand, post docSouthern Sámi history and historyhakon.hermanstrand@nord.no
74 02 25 64
Bruce Morén-Duolljá, associate professor Phonology, morphology, linguistics, language (linguistics), phonetics, Lule Sámi grammar, grammar, language description and language.bruce.t.moren-duollja@nord.no
469 22 344
Majken Paulsen, forsker II, NordlandsforskningSustainability, indigenous issues and the link between people and the material world.map@nforsk.no
411 64 743
Camilla Risvoll, forsker II, NordlandsforskningSustainability, local food systems, knowledge based on tradition and experience, practices related to nature and pasture use and youth perspectivescri@nforsk.no
970 46 416  
Ingvill Bjørnstad Åberg, associate professor Social science didactics, Ethnic minorities, Democracy and education, Antirasict education, Indigenous perspectives, Sámi.ingvill.b.aberg@nord.no
74 02 26 17
+64 276 809 692
Dorthe Helen Næss Eide, professorSami tourism, Sami experiences, Sami sustainabilitydorthe.eide@nord.no
75 51 76 91
482 12 333
Ivana Bojanic, associate professorResearch ethics in Sami health research;
Epidemiology of cardiovascular diseases in Sami and non-Sami in rural Norway.
ivana.bojanic@nord.no
74 02 29 98
Olof Andreas Stjernström, professorIndigenous rights, land use and land conflicts, geography of reindeer husbandry, Sami history, Lapp codicil, reindeer grazing conventions, Girjas Sami village, Talma Sami village, Southern Sami, Umesamisolof.a.stjernstrom@nord.no
74 11 21 96
Marte Stavrum Fagertun, university lecturer(Recent) Sámi history; Sami during the Second World Warmarte.s.fagertun@nord.no
75 51 71 17

NAISA – International indigenous conference

June 6th to 8th, the Center for Sámi and Indigenous Studies at Nord University in collaboration with Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, is organizing the NAISA conference in Bådåddjo/Buvvda/Bodø.

NAISA is the biggest international academic organisation for indigenous research. The conference attract academics, students, independent researchers, local educational stakeholders, and Indigenous participants from around the world and across various disciplines.educational stakeh

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