Program

DAY 1

Wednesday, November 30 2022

New Findings in Reindeer Husbandry

Poster session and morning coffee

Official Opening of the Conference

Dr. Láilá Susanne Vars 
Rector of Sámi University of Applied Sciences 

Ms. Inger Anita Smuk 
Chair of the Board, World Reindeer Herders and International Centre for Reindeer Husbandry

Ms. Silje Karine Muotka 
President of the Sámi Parliament in Norway

Mr. Inge Even Danielsen
Norske Reindriftsamers Landsforbund

Mr. Morten Høglund
Ambassador 

Sir Peter Gluckman
President of the International Council of Science in conversation with

Dr. Prof. Matthias Kaiser 
University of Bergen, Norway

RIEVDAN: Main reults and outcomes

Dr. Prof. Svein Disch Mathiesen, International Centre for Reindeer Husbandry and Sámi University of Applied Science, Guovdageaidnu, Norway

Dr. Inger Marie Gaup Eira, Sámi University of Applied Science

Mr. Anders Oskal, Executive Director, International Centre for Reindeer Husbandry, Guovdageaidnu, Norway

Challenges in Reindeer Husbandry 

Lack of Sustainability in Disaster Management
Dr. Kathrine I. Johnsen, NIVA – Norwegian Institute for Water Research and Dr. Inger Marie Gaup Eira, Sámi University College of Applied Science

Climate Change and Climate Disasters in Finnmark
Dr. Prof. Inger Hanssen-Bauer, Norwegian Meteorological Institute, Oslo, Norway

Discussion

Solutions: Reindeer Herders’ Traditional Knowledge

Traditional knowledge, resilience and disaster risk reduction
Dr. Prof. Fikret Berkes, Canada Research Chair, Natural Resources Institute, University of Manitoba, Canada

Sámi Traditional Reindeer Herding Knowing Throughout a Year
Dr. Inger Marie Gaup Eira and Mr. Johan Mathis Turi, Former President of the Association of World Reindeer Herders

Discussion

Solutions: Transmission of indigenous knowledge

Sciences other than the Western Science
Dr. Prof. Gregory Cajete, Native American Studies and Language Literacy Sociocultural Studies, Santa Clara Pueblo

Learning by Herding
Mr. Mathis Persen Bongo, Rector, Sámi High School and Reindeer Husbandry School, Guovdageaidnu, Norway

Discussion

All the events from 16.15 take place at the Boaššu FoodLab outside

Solutions: Reindeer Herders’ Food

Ways of Knowing about Sámi Reindeer Herders’ Food
Rávdná Biret Márjá Eira Sara, Ph.D. Candidate, Sámi University of Applied Science

Birch or Willow for Reindeer Meat Smoking 
Dr. Prof. Svein D. Mathiesen

Discussion

Solutions: Reindeer Herding Economies

Dr. Prof. Erik Reinert, Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia and Mr. Anders Oskal

Boaššu Nomad Foodlab - A tool for indigenous youth in adaption to change

Mr. Anders Oskal

Discussion

Sámi Street Food Festival

Indigenous food for the future, on our own terms

Joik Night

DAY 2

Thursday, December 1 2022

Maryam Niamir-Fuller
Co-Chair of International Support Group for the UN International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists (IYRP 2026)

Challenges in Reindeer Husbandry 

Effects of the Loss of Grazing Land in Western Finnmark
Dr. Prof. Iulie Aslaksen, Statistics Norway, Oslo, Norway

Fences and Grazing Lands
Dr. Ellen Inga Turi, Sámi University of Applied Science, Guovdageaidnu, Norway

What is the Reach of ICCPR Article 27?
Mr. Eirik Brønner, Lawyer and Partner at the Law Firm Brønner & Co DA, Oslo, Oslo, Norway

Discussion

10:45

Introduction:Ethics in reindeer husbandry science

The role of Indigenous Knowledge in Science
Dr. Prof. Matthias Kaiser, University of Bergen, Norway

Nomadic Sámi Reindeer Husbandry
Mr. Nils Isak Eira, Reindeerherder and expert on Indigenous Traditional Knowledge Systems from a Reindeerherders Perspective

Co-production of Knowledge in Sámi Reindeer Husbandry
Dr. Klemetti Näkkäläjärvi, University of Oulu, Finland

Etichs in Research On Sámi
Prof. Asta Balto, Honorable Dr of Sámi and Indigenous Education

Historical Aspects of the Herd Structure
Dr. Prof. Svein D. Mathiesen, International Centre for Reindeer Husbandry and Sámi University of Applied Science

Discussion: Traditional knowledge in reindeer husbandry laws and regulations

The Sámi Parliament
Mr. Hans Ole Eira, The Sámi Parliament, member of the Parliament’s executive council

Proposal for the New Reindder Husbandry Law
Dr. Prof. Øivind Ravna, UiT The Arctic University in Tromsø

Reindeer Husbandry from a legal perspective
Dr. Nils Johan Päiviö, Sámi University of Applied Sciences (tbc)

Asking for the Inputs from Reindeer Herders for the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Dr. Christine Evans representing Francisco Calí Tzay

Recommendations for reindeer husbandry research
Panel discussion

Conclusion of the Conference
Dr. Prof. Svein D Mathiesen, Dr. Prof. Gregory Cajete and Dr. Prof. Fikret Berkes