Eastern Saami Atlas

This unique publication tells the stories of the Eastern Sámi Peoples. Eastern Sámi Atlas provides a clear view of the histories, land use and occupancy on the lives of the Indigenous societies and peoples in the Eastern part of Sápmi. Book provides a unique basis for discussions and processes re [...]
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This unique publication tells the stories of the Eastern Sámi Peoples. Eastern Sámi Atlas provides a clear view of the histories, land use and occupancy on the lives of the Indigenous societies and peoples in the Eastern part of Sápmi. Book provides a unique basis for discussions and processes related to Indigenous uses of the land. Included are artworks, unique color and black and white photos, poems, songs and other cultural reflections of this region. This book documents changes from prehistory to events of the Soviet rule leading up to the contemporary post-Soviet context. Materials are drawn from early historical and ethnographic documents, explorer accounts, oral histories of the Sámi themselves and contemporary views. Materials here have been collected and produced since 1999. Over 602 maps portray the region in a clear manner. The Eastern Sámi communities who took part in the work during 1999-2010 have been able to influence the process at all stages of the project. Using these mechanisms the Sámi have been coresearchers owning their knowledges. Observations of environmental and weather changes are included.Internationally renowed experts have contributed essays to the atlas: Paul Fryer from the Department of Geographical and Historical Studies at the University of Eastern Finland - Joensuu, Finland reflects upon one of the migrant communities of Russian North - the Kola Komi, or Iz'vatas ('People of the Iz'va River') people. A renowned expert of the Eastern Sámi Leif Rantala tells the story of the Äkkel (Akkala) Sámi. In "Premonitions of Change: Luujäurr (Lovozero) Home Talk Twenty Years After" researcher Yulian Konstantinov from the University of Tromsso, Norway writes what can be considered a letter from contemporary Luujäurr (Lovozero). The Kola Sámi demographic information drawn from Russian sources over the past decades is explored by Professor Sergey Zavalko from the Murmansk State Technical University, Russia. The Snowchange Cooperative is an award-winning nonprofit independent research and cultural organisation based in Finland. Tero and Kaisu Mustonen are leading experts on the community-based research of climate and biodiversity changes in the Circumpolar Arctic.Tuloksena on 334-sivuinen neliväri- ja mustavalkokuvin kuvitettu teos, jossa oli yli 60 karttaa. Mukana on myös lauluja, runoja, maalauksia ja muuta saamelaista kulttuuria. Tutkimuksessa on hyödynnetty etnografisia aineistoja, aiempia tutkimuksia, laajoja kenttämatkoja vuosien 1999-2010 aikana sekä saamelaisten omaa näkökulmaa. Suurin osa aineistosta on ennenjulkaisematonta. Kansainvälisesti tunnustetut Kuolan niemimaan tutkijat, Paul Fryer (Itä-Suomen yliopisto), Leif Rantala, Julian Konstantinov (Tromssön yliopisto) sekä Sergey Zavalko (Murmanskin valtion teknillinen yliopisto) ovat kirjoittaneet teokseen esseet. Kirjan pääkirjoittajat Tero ja Kaisu Mustonen ovat kansainvälisesti tunnettuja arktisen alkuperäiskansatutkimuksen kärkinimiä. "Itäsaamelainen atlas" (Eastern Sámi Atlas) kertoo Saamenmaan itäosista tavalla, jota ei ole ennen koettu. Pitkään tuntematon Kuolan niemimaan saamelaisten maankäyttö ja perinne saavat sijansa. Samoin nykyajan ilmiöt, kuten obsina-heimoyhteisöiden aika ja kansainvälisten kaivosyhtiöiden tunkeutuminen Kuolan erämaaosiin käsitellään ensi kertaa.Kirjan paperi on 140 g.