TY - JOUR
T1 - Indigenous people with disabilities in the Arctic
AU - Pauksztat, Birgit
AU - Bliksvær, Trond
AU - Fabritius, Merete Kvamme
AU - Elixhauser, Sophie
AU - Ferrara, Annapia
AU - Weber, Ryan
AU - William, Laura
N1 - Funding Information:
To bring together researchers and experts interested in the lived experiences and inclusion of Indigenous disabled people in the Arctic, a one-day hybrid workshop \u2018Indigenous People with Disabilities in the Arctic: Workshop for Initiating Research Collaboration\u2019 was held on 31 May 2024 at the Valnesfjord Health Sports Centre in Valnesfjord, Norway. The workshop was organised by the Nordland Research Institute in collaboration with the Centre for Saami and Indigenous Studies at Nord University in Bod\u00F8, Norway, and supported by the Research Council of Norway. The aim of the workshop was, first, to map existing knowledge about the challenges experienced by Indigenous disabled people in the Arctic regions of Alaska, Canada, Greenland, and S\u00E1pmi, and second, to identify knowledge gaps and develop a shared research agenda. Discussions among the 18 participants from 10 countries centred on two overarching questions: What are the challenges experienced by Indigenous disabled people in the Arctic? And what are the most important research needs?
PY - 2024/8/29
Y1 - 2024/8/29
N2 - Over the past years, there has been an increasing focus on diversity and inclusion across the globe. In the Arctic, the focus has mostly been on gender;Footnote1 less attention has been paid to other groups, such as people with disabilities. Existing studies about disability in the Arctic have started to contribute to a better understanding of the prevalence, causes and treatment of selected impairments and chronic diseases. In addition, over the last decade, a few research projects in different parts of the Arctic have started to address the lived experiences of Indigenous disabled people within their social, cultural, political, geographical and historical contexts. For example, Gjertsen, Melbøe and colleagues started to map the experiences and challenges faced by Sámi disabled people in northern Norway.Footnote2 In Greenland, the reports prepared by the national advocacy organisation Tilioq provide detailed information and first-hand accounts of the experiences of disabled people in Greenland.Footnote
AB - Over the past years, there has been an increasing focus on diversity and inclusion across the globe. In the Arctic, the focus has mostly been on gender;Footnote1 less attention has been paid to other groups, such as people with disabilities. Existing studies about disability in the Arctic have started to contribute to a better understanding of the prevalence, causes and treatment of selected impairments and chronic diseases. In addition, over the last decade, a few research projects in different parts of the Arctic have started to address the lived experiences of Indigenous disabled people within their social, cultural, political, geographical and historical contexts. For example, Gjertsen, Melbøe and colleagues started to map the experiences and challenges faced by Sámi disabled people in northern Norway.Footnote2 In Greenland, the reports prepared by the national advocacy organisation Tilioq provide detailed information and first-hand accounts of the experiences of disabled people in Greenland.Footnote
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U2 - 10.1080/2154896X.2024.2391216
DO - 10.1080/2154896X.2024.2391216
M3 - Article
SN - 2154-896X
JO - Polar Journal
JF - Polar Journal
ER -