The history of Sámi culture and religion is interesting - both as a field in itself and as a topic within different contemporary discourses.
In this workshop, we take history as a starting point, looking into medieval (or «medieval») Sámi history of religion and magic. Discussing conceptulization is a necessary next step. From this, we will take the discussion to contemporary usages and framings of Indigenous history in politics, museums, and educational contexts.
Guest scholars Gwendolyne Gray Knight, Stephen Yeager, Tarren Andrews and Lynneth M. Renberg will present their research and perspectives alongside UiT scholars Siv Rasmussen and Torjer A. Olsen.
Program
09:15 – 10:45
Welcome and introduction: Siv Rasmussen and Torjer Olsen
Round of introductions
«Medieval» Indigenous history and the history of «religion» and «magic» in Indigenous contexts:
Introductions and conversation:
Tarren Andrews: "Anglophone Treaties from Medieval to Modern in a Global Context."
Gwendolyne Gray Knight: "Magic and the ’medieval’ in Sámi religious history."
Stephen Yeager: "Sámi Audiences and Medieval Studies Research: Starting Questions."
Siv Rasmussen: "Rethinking the Religious Past: Catholic Calendars of the Post-Reformation Sápmi."
10:45 – 11:00 Break
11:00 – 12:00:
Sámi and Indigenous history today?
Intoductions and conversation with Torjer Olsen, Lynneth M. Renberg, Tarren Andrews and Gwendolyne Gray Knight.
Final remarks from Gwendolyne Gray Knight, Stephen Yeager and Siv Rasmussen
When: 13.10.25 kl 09.15–12.00
Where:
Teo 1 1.343
Location / Campus: Tromsø
Target group: Employees, Students
Contact: Torjer Olsen
E-mail: torjer.olsen@uit.no