UARCTIC THEM EMATI TIC N C NETW ETWORK RK To support arctic - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

ARCT CTIC IC IN INDIG IGENOUS SKIL ILLS -

UARCTIC THEM EMATI TIC N C NETW ETWORK RK

• To support arctic

indigenous traditional skills and education by

• rganizing annual

competitions in traditional livelihood skills

• The advanced goal of the

Arctic Indigenous Skills thematic network is to establish “Arctic indigenous skills” - competition referring to the whole Arctic area and covering all of the Arctic states

Areas of the competition

• Reindeer herding
• meat cutting, skinning of the leg skins,anatomy,

traditional lassoing,

• Traditional handicraft
• decorative art from each area, traditional

reindeer leather processing

• Nursing
• assessing tailored skills, considering the special

indigenous needs of language, culture, cold climate, distance etc.

• Food and restaurant skills
• use of local traditional foods and materials
• Languages
• indigenous languages, their use in practical

daily situations

Activity plan and benefits

• rganizing the Indigenous Arctic Skills competition

every year from 2019 different areas beginning with Taimyr area

• rganizing workshops and events in connection to

Arctic skills competitions

• pportunity not only to compete with each other,

but to meet other indigenous youth as a cross- border activity

• sharing unique experiences, learning from each
• ther and strengthening indigenous identity

• Proposed seven vocational colleges from

different locations in the Arctic, providing education for the local indigenous traditions

Proposed network members

Thematic network is lead by the Sámi Education Institute, Finland.

• Sami Education Institute (Inari, Finland)
• Nunavut Arctic College (Arviat, Nunavut, Canada) ?
• Taimyr College (Dudinka, Russia)
• Arctic College of the Peoples of the North (Chersky, Sakha Republic (Yakutia))
• Yamal Polar Agroeconomic Technical School (Salekhard, Russia)
• Naryan-Mar Social Humanitarian College (Naryan-Mar, Russia)
• Northern National College (Lovozero, Murmansk Oblast, Russia)

Contact person in Sámi Education Institute: Tiisu-Maria Näkkäläjärvi, e-mail:

tiisu-maria.nakkalajarvi@sogsakk.fi

Funding

• Each college or institute is responsible of raising the funding to their
• wn students and teachers to attend the competition.