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Spaces of Resilience and Resistance : Sámi Habitation in Southern and Central Sweden During the Late Medieval and the Early Modern Period

Monié Nordin, Jonas LU orcid (2022) In International Journal of Historical Archaeology 27. p.480-505
Abstract
This paper examines traces of Sámi habitation in southern and central Scandi-
navia, particularly Sweden, addressing the late medieval period to the end of the
nineteenth century. It begins with Swedish judicial policy against Sámi nomadism
in central Sweden, followed by a discussion of medieval Sámi material culture in
southern Scandinavia. Further analysis addresses so-called Parish-Lapp indenture,
which allowed nomadic Sámi to escape eviction to the far north (as decreed in 1671)
by serving the parish. Yet, Sámi groups maintained and developed ritual practices,
foodways, and language in a society parallel to the majority society and in resistance
to it.
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South Sámi, Sweden, Craft, Indenture, Diversity
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International Journal of Historical Archaeology
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27
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26 pages
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Springer
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1573-7748
DOI
10.1007/s10761-022-00659-2
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  author       = {{Monié Nordin, Jonas}},
  issn         = {{1573-7748}},
  keywords     = {{South Sámi; Sweden; Craft; Indenture; Diversity}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{480--505}},
  publisher    = {{Springer}},
  series       = {{International Journal of Historical Archaeology}},
  title        = {{Spaces of Resilience and Resistance : Sámi Habitation in Southern and Central Sweden During the Late Medieval and the Early Modern Period}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10761-022-00659-2}},
  doi          = {{10.1007/s10761-022-00659-2}},
  volume       = {{27}},
  year         = {{2022}},
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