CN11 It's Illegal to Be Native

Crossing North

What happens when sustaining a Nordic way of life disrupts sustaining a Sámi way of life? Assistant Professor Tim Frandy discusses the history and future of Sámi fishing rights on the Deatnu River, as well as a few hard truths about the ethnocentrism of Western environmental management practices. *** This episode was written, edited, and produced by Colin Gioia Connors. Special thanks to Kristian Næsby. *** Transcript available at https://scandinavian.washington.edu/crossing-north-11-its-illegal-be-native *** Order Dr. Frandy's book, Inari Sámi Folklore: Stories from Aanaar: https://uwpress.wisc.edu/books/5591.htm Read Dr. Frandy's publicly available research: https://ubc.academia.edu/TimFrandy *** Theme music used with permission by Kristján Hrannar Pálsson. Spotify: open.spotify.com/album/1dDmFxNvfYVnQwq7up7rxS *** Crossing North is a production of the Department of Scandinavian Studies and the Baltic Studies Program at the University of Washington in Seattle. scandinavian.washington.edu/crossing-north-podcast *** Support Crossing North: Donate to the "Friends of Scandinavian Languages and Literature Fund" scandinavian.washington.edu/support-us