Thursday, October 13, 2022, 8.45- 17.00 Central European Time (CET)
Place: ILP building, Auditorium Pedagogen (1005)

Streaming:https://uit.zoom.us/j/68436416353?pwd=dnhjM2p1VWNSMDNVRVh5Nk8vTDFIdz09 

Meeting ID: 684 3641 6353
Password: 140174

At the seminar both guest scholars and researchers affiliated to the IndKnow research project will present research and analysis on the role of Indigenous knowledges in conflicts between extractive industries and development projects versus traditional indigenous livelihoods.

Join and get updates on and preliminary analysis of ongoing conflicts, including the Nasa mountain case on the border between Norway and Sweden.  The seminar will also be streamed.

Contact person: Lena Gross lena.gross@uit.no

Detailed program
09:00-09:05 Welcome Else Grete Broderstad, UiT the Arctic University of Norway
09.05-11:50 Comprehending and applying Indigenous knowledges Moderator: Else Grete Broderstad
09:05-09:35 Moolawang Ngayagang Yanba
New relationships with Lake Illawarra, Australia Catherine Howlett and Jade Kennedy, Southern Cross University/University of Wollongong, Australia
09:35-09:55 The basis of knowledge: on objectivity, neutrality and representativity Anders J. H. Eira, Protect Sápmi
09:55-10:15 Break
10:15-10:35 Indigenous knowledge as a base for marine impact assessments and management Camilla Brattland, UiT the Arctic University of Norway
10:35-10:55 Papua New Guinea - challenges of comprehending local knowledges Charles Roche, Yamatji Southern Regional Corporation and Murdoch University
10:55-11:15 From indigenous knowledges to research methodologies Torjer A. Olsen, UiT the Arctic University of Norway
11:15-11:45 O&A, and discussion
11:45-12:30 Lunch
12:30-16:30 Rights, planning, and decision making Moderator: Lena Gross
12:30-12:50 International law requirements to assessments, planning and decision making Johan Strömgren, Norwegian National Human Rights Institution
12:50-13:10 The role of negotiated agreements in Sápmi: minor benefits at major costs Rasmus Kløcker Larsen, Stockholm Environment Institute
13:10-13:30 Traditional and experience-based knowledge in land use management and decision-making Camilla Risvoll, Nordforsk

13:30-13:45 O&A, discussion
13:45-14:00 Break
14:00-14:20 A sketch of the Násávárre case Else Grete Broderstad & Jens Toft, UiT the Arctic University of Norway
14:20-14:40 Politics of equivalences: making environmental impact assessments in the case of a proposed quartz mine at Násávárre Lena Gross, UiT the Arctic University of Norway
14:40-15:40 Discussion and conclusion of the seminar
The program can be subject to changes.
The project is financed by the Research Council of Norway.