EALAT / TK Seminar March 2-3 2008

The 2 day Seminar on Traditional Knowledge organised by the Sami University College (SUC) and the International Centre for Reindeer Husbandry (ICR) has just wrapped up in Kautokeino / Guovdageaidnu (March 2-3, 2008).

 

Entitled 'The Significance of Traditional Knowledge for the understanding of ecological linkages and management of biological and cultural diversity in a changing climate. Attended by over 80 participants including 25 students from the Reindeer Herding and Nature course. Dr. Carsten Smith, Dr. Fikret Berkes, Rector Steinar Pedersen Keynote speakers were ecologist Dr. Fikret Berkes, (University of Manitoba, Canada) who has written extensively on traditional knowledge and comanagement and Dr. Carsten Smith, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Norway(1991–2002) and a professor of law at the University of Oslo.

 

The seminar was opened by the Rector of the SUC and other speakers included EALAT project leaders Professors Ole Henrik Magga and Svein Mathiesen. Day Two saw a second presentation by Dr. Berkes which was followed by reindeer herder and Assn of World Reindeer Herders General Secretary JOhan Mathis Turi. Day Two also featured presentations by SUC Phd students Mikkal Nils Sara, Inger Marie Gaup Eira and Mathis Persen Bongo. Final presentations were made by Terje Pedersen and Arvid Holte. The two days offered an excellent opportunity for EALAT researchers to learn from Berkes North American experience and hear more about the challenges and opportunities offered up by traditional knowledge and some background to its uneasy relationship with the academy, politicians and most particularly renewable resource management regimes. As Berkes pointed out, it is difficult to think of a top down expert driven renewable resource management system that has actually been a success and that Traditional Knowledge has consistently been the element been missing from those approaches.

 

As a result, the North American experience has shown that attitudes to Traditional Knowledge systems have shifted dramatically over the last decade. The presentations were as wide ranging as the field of traditional knowledge itself encompassing knowledge, ethics, science, politics, ecology, story telling, yoik, human-animal relationships and technology.

The entire seminar was recorded and is available for online viewing: (With Internet Explorer)

See Photographs from the Seminar Here

EALAT Traditional Knowledge Seminar

Árbevirolaš máhtu mávssolašvuohta dálkkádatrievdamiid áiggi. Movt hálddašit ekologalaš oktiigullevašvuođaid ja biologalaš ja kultuvrralaš girjáivuođa árbevirolašmáhtu vehkiin?

The significance of traditional knowledge for the understanding of ecological Linkages and management of biological and Cultural diversity in a changing climate.

Gaskavahkku, njukčamanu 12. beaivi 2008/ Wednesday, March 12th 2008

 

10.00 – 10.15	Seminara rahpan Opening of the Seminar by the rector of the Sami university College, Dr. Steinar Pedersen
10.20 – 11.50	Arbevirolaš mahttu perspektiivvas – dalkkadatrievdama dahpahus.Traditional Knowledge in Perspective – the case of climate change. Key speaker of the Seminar prof. Fikret Berkes, Natural Resources Institute. University of Manitoba. Gažaldagat ja mearkkašumit. Questions and comments
11.50 - 12.20	Sami vuotna- ja riddoguollebivdu sami kultuvrra avnnaslaš vuonnun lagalaččat. Sámi fjord and costal fisheries as the material basis of their culture in a legal perspective. Prof. Carsten Smith
13.45– 14.15	Verddevuohta - arbevirolaš mahttu ja biologalaš ja kultuvrralaš maŋggabealatvuona halddašeapmi. Partnership – traditional knowledge and management of biological and cultural diversity. Prof. Ole Henrik Magga, Sami university College.
14.20 – 14.40	Kultuvrralaš ovdanbuktin. Cultural presentation
15.30 – 16.00	Baikkalaš servodaga heiveheapmi ja raššivuohta arktalaš guovlluin. Community Adaptation and Vulnerability in Arctic Regions prof. Svein Disch Mathiesen, Sami university College
16.00 – 17.00	Sagastallan. Discussion

 

Duorastat, njukčamanu 13. beaivi 2008. Thursday, March 13th 2008

09.00 – 10.15	Mallet movt geavahit arbevirolaš ekologalaš mahtu iešgunet sajiin mailmmis. Various ways in using Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) in various parts of the world. prof. Fikret Berkes, Natural Resources Institute. University of Manitoba
10.15 – 10.45	Boazodoalu mahttu – mailmmi viidosaš mahttu. Reindeer herders’ knowledge – world wide knowledge. Reindeer herder and Secretary general of the Association of World Reindeer Herders (WRH) Johan Mathis Turi
10.45 – 11.15	Iešgunege bealit boazosami arbevirolaš mahtus. Aspects of traditional knowledge in reindeer Sami community. PhD student Mikkel Nils Sara, Sami university College
12.00 – 12.40	Muohttaga čiegusvuohta –boazu ja boazovazzi. The secrets of snow – reindeer and reindeer herding. PhD student Inger Marie Gaup Eira and PhD student Mathis Persen Bongo, Sami university College
12.40 – 13.10	Iešgunet bealit sami vuotna- ja riddoguollebivddu arbevirolaš mahtus.  Aspects of traditional knowledge in Sámi fjord and costal fisheries. Terje Pedersen, Tana
13.10 - 13.30	Arbevirolaš mahtu geavaheapmi planemis. Implementation of Traditional Knowledge in planning. Arvid Holte.
13.30 – 14.05	Gažaldagat/sagastallan. Questions / discussion