Rauna Kuokkanen, PhD
@raunaku.bsky.social
Research Professor of Arctic Indigenous politics from Sápmi. PI #SápmiDem: Sámi Democratic Engagement in the Energy Transition. Other research: Indigenous comparative politics, IR & feminist theory, Nordic settler colonialism, Deatnu salmon. www.rauna.net
#Finland showed once again its true colours by failing to consult #SamiParliament and appointing several MPs well known for opposing #SámiRights to a parliamentary committee to review the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s calls to action. Did they forget the new #consultation requirement? #TRC
November 21, 2025 at 3:40 PM
#Finland showed once again its true colours by failing to consult #SamiParliament and appointing several MPs well known for opposing #SámiRights to a parliamentary committee to review the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s calls to action. Did they forget the new #consultation requirement? #TRC
Don’t quite get this; #Norway is pledging money for securing #Indigenous #landrights, while they’re doing the opposite in their own backyard #Sápmi. See the NYT article and Forest Tenure Funders Group link: www.tenurepledge.org/cop-30-pledge www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/c...
Indigenous People, Long Sidelined at Climate Talks, Take the Stage in Brazil
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Don’t quite get this; #Norway is pledging money for securing #Indigenous #landrights, while they’re doing the opposite in their own backyard #Sápmi. See the NYT article and Forest Tenure Funders Group link: www.tenurepledge.org/cop-30-pledge www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/c...
Reposted by Rauna Kuokkanen, PhD
📣 Out on #FirstView 📣
@raunaku.bsky.social in her piece, “It Doesn’t Rise to the Level of Crisis That Other Situations Would”, examines the relationship between gendered violence and Alaska Native self-determination.
gendersky polisky
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@raunaku.bsky.social in her piece, “It Doesn’t Rise to the Level of Crisis That Other Situations Would”, examines the relationship between gendered violence and Alaska Native self-determination.
gendersky polisky
buff.ly/EHVjYZu
March 27, 2025 at 1:01 PM
📣 Out on #FirstView 📣
@raunaku.bsky.social in her piece, “It Doesn’t Rise to the Level of Crisis That Other Situations Would”, examines the relationship between gendered violence and Alaska Native self-determination.
gendersky polisky
buff.ly/EHVjYZu
@raunaku.bsky.social in her piece, “It Doesn’t Rise to the Level of Crisis That Other Situations Would”, examines the relationship between gendered violence and Alaska Native self-determination.
gendersky polisky
buff.ly/EHVjYZu
Energy sector creates a myth about climate conscious consumer hero to get off the hook - finally we can also cite research on this: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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April 19, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Energy sector creates a myth about climate conscious consumer hero to get off the hook - finally we can also cite research on this: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Finally my article based on my research with #Alaska Native women is out! “It Doesn’t Rise to the Level of Crisis That Other Situations Would”: Indigenous Self-Determination and Gendered Violence in Alaska | Politics & Gender www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #IndigenousWomen #SelfDetermination
“It Doesn’t Rise to the Level of Crisis That Other Situations Would”: Indigenous Self-Determination and Gendered Violence in Alaska | Politics & Gender | Cambridge Core
“It Doesn’t Rise to the Level of Crisis That Other Situations Would”: Indigenous Self-Determination and Gendered Violence in Alaska
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March 21, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Finally my article based on my research with #Alaska Native women is out! “It Doesn’t Rise to the Level of Crisis That Other Situations Would”: Indigenous Self-Determination and Gendered Violence in Alaska | Politics & Gender www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #IndigenousWomen #SelfDetermination
Glad I canceled my conference travel plans to the US for the next little while.
French scientist denied US entry after phone messages critical of Trump found
French scientist denied US entry after phone messages critical of Trump found
France’s research minister said the scientist was traveling to Houston for a conference when his phone was searched
France’s research minister said a French scientist was denied entry to the US this month after immigration officers at an airport searched…
www.theguardian.com
March 20, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Glad I canceled my conference travel plans to the US for the next little while.
This is what we were watching today in our house to mark the International Women’s Day. #Indigenous women lead the way in so many beautiful, necessary and fearless ways. The struggle continues. #IWD www.endofthelinefilm.com
END OF THE LINE FILM – The Women of Standing Rock
A group of indigenous women risk their lives to stop the Dakota Access oil pipeline construction that desecrated their ancient
www.endofthelinefilm.com
March 8, 2025 at 5:41 PM
This is what we were watching today in our house to mark the International Women’s Day. #Indigenous women lead the way in so many beautiful, necessary and fearless ways. The struggle continues. #IWD www.endofthelinefilm.com
It’s International Women’s Day. Women have always spoken truth to power. We cannot be silenced now. Having read this I’ve got one question: how’s the US different from Russia? It only took a few short weeks to get to this point. Where do we go from here? www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/u...
Fearing Retribution, Trump Critics Muzzle Themselves
People say they are intimidated by online attacks from the president, concerned about harm to their businesses or worried about the safety of their families.
www.nytimes.com
March 8, 2025 at 5:25 PM
It’s International Women’s Day. Women have always spoken truth to power. We cannot be silenced now. Having read this I’ve got one question: how’s the US different from Russia? It only took a few short weeks to get to this point. Where do we go from here? www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/u...
My 2021 book chapter on #Greenland self-determination & independence is timely again. "One of the main reasons for expanding Greenland’s autonomy in 2009 was the desire for greater political and economic autonomy and paving the way for possible independence in the future." rauna.net/wp-content/u...
February 8, 2025 at 10:43 AM
My 2021 book chapter on #Greenland self-determination & independence is timely again. "One of the main reasons for expanding Greenland’s autonomy in 2009 was the desire for greater political and economic autonomy and paving the way for possible independence in the future." rauna.net/wp-content/u...
Thanks #Amnesty for your report! A great foundation for #SápmiDem, our new research on Sámi participation. "The Sámi have limited participation in the energy transition's large land use projects and their right to prior consent under international law is not upheld."👇 www.amnesty.fi/uploads/2025...
www.amnesty.fi
February 8, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Thanks #Amnesty for your report! A great foundation for #SápmiDem, our new research on Sámi participation. "The Sámi have limited participation in the energy transition's large land use projects and their right to prior consent under international law is not upheld."👇 www.amnesty.fi/uploads/2025...