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Feminist movement of the Sami people
Sami feminism
is the feminist movement among the
Sami
people of the
Sapmi
region of northern Scandinavia. The Sami people are an Indigenous minority living in Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia. Sami feminism has highlighted the
intersecting
oppression of Sami women who face both ethnic and gender-based discrimination.
History
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Sami culture traditionally contained certain matriarchal elements. Traditional Sami gender norms were disrupted and changed by the Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish, and Russian colonization of Sapmi. Many Sami feminists believe that the
Christianization of the Sami people
by colonial governments and Christian missionaries contributed to the emergence of more rigidly patriarchal gender norms within Sami culture.
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The Sami feminist movement first achieved cultural prominence in the 1970s. The equal status of Sami women within
reindeer husbandry
has been an important issue within Sami feminism.
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In Sweden, male violence against Sami women is an overlooked topic within discussions about domestic violence. Sami feminist scholars have highlighted the problem of violence against Sami women, as well as the role colonial power structures have played in Sami women's experiences of and responses to violence.
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