<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Saami media are an important, if not invaluable, part of Saami society recognized as both a right and a service to the Saami people. In fact, the role of media and media outlets has often been referenced as a manifestation of self determination. However, whereas other Indigenous and ethnic minority media often seek clear financial independence from the state, my research shows that the Saami have a more nuanced and complicated approach. Based primarily on 25 in-depth interviews with Saami journalists, journalism educators and others who have been involved with communication I shed light on the evolving, robust and at times contested understandings of self determination as articulated, justified and practiced by Saami media makers. I argue that by not conflating self-determination with financial independence, Saami media practitioners are engaged in an evolving understanding and practice of media and self determination</p></abstract>

Saami media are an important, if not invaluable, part of Saami society recognized as both a right and a service to the Saami people. In fact, the role of media and media outlets has often been referenced as a manifestation of self determination. However, whereas other Indigenous and ethnic minority media often seek clear financial independence from the state, my research shows that the Saami have a more nuanced and complicated approach. Based primarily on 25 in-depth interviews with Saami journalists, journalism educators and others who have been involved with communication I shed light on the evolving, robust and at times contested understandings of self determination as articulated, justified and practiced by Saami media makers. I argue that by not conflating self-determination with financial independence, Saami media practitioners are engaged in an evolving understanding and practice of media and self determination

Nation-building, not “Resistance Radio”

Candidate, Educational Studies, University of British Colombia, Vancouver

Nordicom Review

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Self Determination, the State, & Saami Media

Saami media are an important, if not invaluable, part of Saami society recognized as both a right and a service to the Saami people. In fact, the role of media...

Nation-building, not “Resistance Radio”

Published Online: Jun 06, 2014

Page range: 81 - 97

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/nor-2014-0006

Keywords
Saami media, self determination, media as a right, Indigenous journalism, journalism education, transnational media

© by Shayna Plaut

This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License, which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Nation-building, not “Resistance Radio”

Published Online: Jun 06, 2014

Page range: 81 - 97

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/nor-2014-0006

KeywordsSaami media, self determination, media as a right, Indigenous journalism, journalism education, transnational media

© by Shayna Plaut

This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License, which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Keywords
Saami media, self determination, media as a right, Indigenous journalism, journalism education, transnational media