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Sámi Reindeer Pastoralism as an Indigenous Resource Management System in Northern Norway: A Contribution to the Common Property Debate

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  • Ivar Bjørklund

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Pastoralism is defined here as a system in which humanity mediates the relation between land and animals. The paper argues that the conventional idea of pastoralism as a pure relation between animals and land obscures indigenous resource management systems such as that of the Sámi, with its seasonal variations in both labour and pasture. This management is exercised through flexible social groupings which mediate the relation between the size of the herd and the capacity of the pasture. The fact that there is no historical evidence of overgrazing in a general sense in Sámi areas must be seen in connection with this management system.

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  • Ivar Bjørklund, 1990. "Sámi Reindeer Pastoralism as an Indigenous Resource Management System in Northern Norway: A Contribution to the Common Property Debate," Development and Change, International Institute of Social Studies, vol. 21(1), pages 75-86, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:devchg:v:21:y:1990:i:1:p:75-86
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7660.1990.tb00368.x
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    1. Tim Ingold, 1978. "The Rationalization of Reindeer Management Among Finnish Lapps," Development and Change, International Institute of Social Studies, vol. 9(1), pages 103-132, January.
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