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Resultat
Vitenskapelig foredrag
2013

Indigenous Place Names as Part of Linguistic Diversity: Challenges to the Officialization of Indigenous Place Names in Norway and Aotearoa | New Zealand

Bidragsytere:
  • Kaisa Rautio Helander

Presentasjon

Navn på arrangementet: Tromsø International Conference on Language Diversity
Sted: Tromsø
Dato fra: 6. november 2013
Dato til: 8. november 2013

Arrangør:

Arrangørnavn: Universitetet i Tromsø

Om resultatet

Vitenskapelig foredrag
Publiseringsår: 2013

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Tittel

Indigenous Place Names as Part of Linguistic Diversity: Challenges to the Officialization of Indigenous Place Names in Norway and Aotearoa | New Zealand

Sammendrag

I shall discuss the tensions involved in officializing Indigenous place names in Norway and Aotearoa or New Zealand, namely challenges related to the official recognition of toponymy used in both the Sámi and Māori languages. In both countries, the legal recognition of Indigenous place names is based on a Place Name Act. In addition, both countries also have a Language Act. The Māori language is an official language of New Zealand while the Sámi language has regional official status. The crucial questions are therefore, how is the toponymic policy implemented in practice, are Indigenous place names properly protected by law, and does the fierce resistance affect the effective implementation of toponymic policy? Examples will be given of how the debates reflect assymmetrical power relations and the impact of toponymic colonialism.

Bidragsytere

Kaisa Rautio Helander

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  • Tilknyttet:
    Forfatter
    ved Sámi allaskuvla/Sámi University of Applied Sciences
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