Justice, Resilience, and Land Dispossession in the “Green” Transition: Perspectives from Forest Sámi Communities in Sweden
摘要
This chapter, written from the perspective of critical human rights research, contributes an analysis of the historical and contemporary structural aspects of inequality currently faced by Forest Sámi communities in Sweden. The intersectional aspects of the ways in which Forest Sámi groups in Sweden are marginalized, primarily from the Swedish state and the forestry sector, are explored, analyzed, and problematized from the perspectives of settler-colonialism, recognitional justice, and resilience. Our findings, based on interview data and critical legal analysis, show that the effects of climate change, along with shortcomings in policies and laws regarding Indigenous representation and recognition—especially poor compliance—are deepening social inequalities within and across these communities. This further contributes to the aim of the volume by speaking toward cohort, Indigenous communities, and their ways of assessing potential resources of resilience toward a more sustainable future.