From Resistance to Reconciliation: Indigenous Voices in Green Politics

event photo — Fotos/photos: privat/private; v.l.n.r.: Eli Skogerbø, Jukka Nyyssönen, Pertti Ahonen, Timo Särkkä, Mark Kuhlberg

PRESENTATIONS AND PANEL CONVERSATION as part of a scientific conference organised by the Greengrowth – Green Growth and Sámi Stakeholders research group.

The seminar will present ongoing research from the Greengrowth-project on questions related to the conflicts on the ‘green’ shift and Indigenous rights in the Nordic countries. Conflicts over land rights and land encroachments by extractive industries, often termed ‘green colonialism’ have implications for the processes of reconciliation between the Indigenous Sámi and the majority populations in the Nordic countries. The seminar presents insights on contemporary conflicts and historical reflections on reconciliation.

Programme:

4.15–4.30 pm | Eli Skogerbø, University of Oslo: Public debates on ‘Green’ resource extraction in Sápmi – Land conflicts and Reconciliation
4.30–5.00 pm | Pertti Ahonen, University of Jyväskylä: Historical reflections on reconciliation
5.00–5.30 pm | Mark Kuhlberg, Laurentian University, Sudbury (Ontario): From Resistance to Reconciliation, and the Question of Compensation: Learning from the Canadian Experience
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6.00–6.30 pm | Timo Särkkä, University of Jyväskylä: Mining the Finnish Arctic: Historical Perspectives from the Petsamo Nickel Case

6.30–7.00 pm | Jukka Nyyssönen, Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research NIKU, Oslo: Environmentalists and the Sami – troubled relationship?
7.00–7.30 Uhr | Panel conversation: Indigenous Voices and Green Politics, moderated by Pertti Ahonen, University of Jyväskylä

Please register by 2 March, 2026: info@finstitut.de