Advances in Sámi Archaeology

In 2018 the first conference Advances in Sámi Archaeology was organized and held at the Siida Museum in Inari. Themes that were discussed at the conference in Inari were centered to Burials and human remains, Social implications and ethical considerations, Memory, traditions and religion, From hunting to herding, and Settlements and networks. The second conference was held at Silvermuseet in Arjeplog 2022. Themes that were discussed were Sami archaeology, Indigenous methodologies and Ethnobiologies.  

Now it is time once more to gather again and discuss where Sámi Archaeology stands today and how to bring forward the field and research. The themes for this 3-day conference are Sámi burial customs: Repatriation/Reburial and Ethical Perspectives, Indigenous perspectives, Indigenous Archaeology, Reading Sámi Ethnicity in Archaeology, and Maritime Adaptation/Coastal and Lake Adaptation or General Sámi Research.

The conference is organized by Oddmund Andersen (Árran lulesamisk senter), Sidsel Bakke (Sámi Parliament) and Arne Håkon Thomassen (Sámi Parliament).

The conference is a part of Bodø 2024 https://www.bodo2024.no/