Blar i forfatter Master's theses in indigenous studies "Marakat, Lea O. Nilsen"
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North Sámi language revitalization: Shifting from passive language carrier to active language user. A case study of individuals who have successfully become new speakers of Sámi in the Márka Sámi areas
Marakat, Lea O. Nilsen (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2023-05-13)Language is for many a significant part of one’s identity, culture and livelihood. The strict assimilation-policy that the Norwegian state conducted against the Sámi people for over a hundred years led to a severe loss of the Sámi language in many areas. This thesis is about indigenous language revitalization in a Sámi area that suffered a great language loss because of the policy. By analyzing the ...