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ARCT CTIC IC IN INDIG IGENOUS SKIL ILLS - UARCTIC THEM EMATI TIC N C NETW ETWORK RK

To support arctic • indigenous traditional skills and education by organizing annual competitions in traditional livelihood skills

The advanced goal of the • Arctic Indigenous Skills thematic network is to establish “Arctic indigenous skills” - competition referring to the whole Arctic area and covering all of the Arctic states

Areas of the competition • Reindeer herding - meat cutting, skinning of the leg skins,anatomy, traditional lassoing, • Traditional handicraft - decorative art from each area, traditional reindeer leather processing • Nursing - assessing tailored skills, considering the special indigenous needs of language, culture, cold climate, distance etc. • Food and restaurant skills - use of local traditional foods and materials • Languages - indigenous languages, their use in practical daily situations

Activity plan and benefits organizing the Indigenous Arctic Skills competition • every year from 2019 different areas beginning with Taimyr area organizing workshops and events in connection to • Arctic skills competitions opportunity not only to compete with each other, • but to meet other indigenous youth as a cross- border activity sharing unique experiences, learning from each • other and strengthening indigenous identity

Proposed seven vocational colleges from • different locations in the Arctic, providing education for the local indigenous traditions

Proposed network members Thematic network is lead by the Sámi Education Institute, Finland. •Sami Education Institute (Inari, Finland) •Nunavut Arctic College (Arviat, Nunavut, Canada) ? •Taimyr College (Dudinka, Russia) •Arctic College of the Peoples of the North (Chersky, Sakha Republic (Yakutia)) •Yamal Polar Agroeconomic Technical School (Salekhard, Russia) •Naryan-Mar Social Humanitarian College (Naryan-Mar, Russia) •Northern National College (Lovozero, Murmansk Oblast, Russia) Contact person in Sámi Education Institute: Tiisu-Maria Näkkäläjärvi, e-mail: tiisu-maria.nakkalajarvi@sogsakk.fi

Funding Each college or institute is responsible of raising the funding to their • own students and teachers to attend the competition.