The second trip to Kárášjohka and Vuohčču took place during the first weeks of September 2025. This time, we arrived with more knowledge than before, yet holding communal art workshops and having discussions with the participants once again taught both me and the main partners of this project a great deal. Even after careful planning,…
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At the end of our spring workshops the research team gave out a task as homework for the participating groups. The team decided on a bingo-task, through which the participants could examine their own relationship with their immediate environment. About the Bingo The main task, given to students as homework, was a photo bingo. In…
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The Rievdan core team is familiar with life in the far North. The project’s leader, Professor Mirja Hiltunen from the Faculty of Art and Design at the University of Lapland, and Korinna Korsström-Magga, post-doctoral researcher and coordinator of the Rievdan project, have both lived in the region for over 30 years. Jalvvi Mari Ante, also…
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This project was something we could hardly anticipate in advance. We had never worked with the other participants involved in this project before, so it was a special and unique opportunity to encounter them around a shared cause. The project took off quickly for us, and we are very happy to have been part of…
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