ERIC Number: EJ1449701
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 11
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ISSN: ISSN-1472-9679
EISSN: EISSN-1754-0402
Indigenous Sport and Nature -- A Case Study of a Sámi Sport Club
Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning, v24 n4 p580-590 2024
Applying a broad interpretation of education, this paper investigates how one Sámi (the Indigenous people of Northern Norway) sports club teaches traditional lingual knowledge to its youth members. Using Wittgenstein's language philosophy and Mead's understanding of figurative cultures as theoretical frameworks, and qualitative methods, two relatively contradictory sets of findings were revealed. First, the content of the education focusing on the accuracy and functionality of Sámi words for elements of nature based on traditional Sámi knowledge; second, the education takes modern forms. Sport club is a modern concept, as is "friluftsliv" -- the Norwegian/Scandinavian way of nature life often aiming at recreation and experience of nature aesthetics--which is apparently challenging the traditional Sámi nature life aiming at purposefulness in every aspect. The paper also shows the dispute and actuality surrounding the Sámi accuracy of words for nature elements.
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, Foreign Countries, Athletics, Clubs, Indigenous Knowledge, Youth Clubs, Educational Environment, Nonformal Education, Place Based Education, Language Maintenance, Physical Environment, Natural Resources, Context Effect, Biculturalism, Multicultural Education, Acculturation
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Norway
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