Early Childhood for Indigenous Sámi Children of Finland

• The presentation is based on the article Early Childhood for Indigenous Sámi Children of Finland (Karlsson Häikiö, Keskitalo & Lohilahti, 2022). The focus is on the early childhood education of Sámi children and their right to maintain and develop their own language and aesthetics from a culture-sensitive perspective. In Sámi upbringing there is a focus on storytelling, the development of independence, functionality, and guiding children to take responsibility for what they do which cannot be separated from other activities in Indigenous culture (Balto, 2005; see also Peltola et al., 2019). Sámi children are raised to take initiative, develop resilience and cope with adversity in life (Keskitalo et al., 2013). In family life practices and upbringing are viewed as learning experiences that occur naturally through work and play. Newly acquired knowledge is fitted into previously existing understandings relevant to one’s previous experience and cultural background as a self-paced way of learning. References Balto, A. (2005).‘Traditional Sami child-rearing in transition: Shaping a new pedagogical platform’, AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples, 1(1), 90–113. Karlsson Häikiö, T., Keskitalo, P. & Lohilahti, L. (2022). Early Childhood for Indigenous Sámi Children of Finland. In: McLeod, N., Emem, E. E., Garrison, D., Boyd, D. & Daly, A. (Eds.). Global perspectives in Early Childhood Education. Valuing local cultures (p. 87-94). SAGE Publications. Keskitalo, P., Maatta, K. and Uusiautti, S. (2013). ‘Saamelaispedagogiikan aika [Time for Sami pedagogy, Yhteiskuntapolitiikka, 78(1), 99–104. Peltola, M., Keskitalo, P. and Aarela-Vihriala, R. (Eds.). (2019). Saamelainen varhaiskasvatus nyt – arvot, käytänteet ja osallisuus arjessa [Sami early childhood education now: Values, practices and inclusion in everyday life]. Acta Universitatis Ouluiensis, F13. Scripta Academica: Oulun Yliopisto, Kasvatustieteen tiedekunta.

Ämnesord

HUMANIORA  -- Annan humaniora -- Övrig annan humaniora (hsv//swe)

HUMANITIES  -- Other Humanities -- Other Humanities not elsewhere specified (hsv//eng)

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Annan samhällsvetenskap -- Övrig annan samhällsvetenskap (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Other Social Sciences -- Other Social Sciences not elsewhere specified (hsv//eng)

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Utbildningsvetenskap -- Didaktik (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Educational Sciences -- Didactics (hsv//eng)

Nyckelord

Arts Education

Culture sensitivity

Early Childhood Education

Sámi children

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