Lecture on being a young Sami in Sweden
- LIVING CONDITIONS, SELF-EVALUATION AND HEALTH
Ignorance about the Sámi and ethnic discrimination mean a high degree of vulnerability and pressure in everyday life for young Sámi who often have to explain their culture and defend their existence.
Lotta Omma, PhD, licensed psychologist/psychotherapist and specialist in clinical psychology summarizes from her doctoral thesis (2013) which, among other things, has shown that a high degree of vulnerability and pressure in everyday life affects health negatively.
It's been 10 years since the study was conducted so what do we know now? What has happened since then?
HALDI ( Health and Livingconditionsin Sápmi, Sweden) is an ambitious and comprehensive research project on the health and living conditions of the population in the northern part of Sweden that has been initiated.
In addition, the "Knowledge Network for Sami Health", which worked to enable culturally appropriate healthcare for the Sami, has gone from being a project to becoming a permanent part of the 4 northernmost regions' (Norrbotten, Västerbotten, Jämtland and Dalarna) commitments. What does this mean?
In the lecture, Lotta will also present the results of the FOKUSGRUPP survey, where 11 Sami discussion groups talked about health status and how living conditions and lifestyle can affect health.
There will also be a discussion with the audience on the challenges of researching indigenous/minority groups and reaching young people in research contexts.
Lecture series in collaboration with the Red Cross, Rights Center, Sensus, Västerbottensteatern and with support from Region Västerbotten.
