Indigenous people with disabilities in the Arctic

Autor(en)
Birgit Pauksztat, Trond Bliksvær, Merete Kvamme Fabritius, Sophie Elixhauser, Annapia Ferrara, Ryan Weber, Laura William
Abstrakt

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

Organisation(en)
Institut für Kultur- und Sozialanthropologie
Externe Organisation(en)
Nordland Research Institute, Università degli Studi di Pisa, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, University of Greenwich
Journal
Polar Journal
Anzahl der Seiten
4
ISSN
2154-896X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/2154896X.2024.2391216
Publikationsdatum
08-2024
Peer-reviewed
Ja
ÖFOS 2012
504017 Kulturanthropologie
ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete
Allgemeine Kunst und Geisteswissenschaften, Allgemeine Sozialwissenschaften
Link zum Portal
https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/de/publications/175f2442-4775-4093-af2f-f6c262c23e80