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This 1976 study explores the contemporary organization resettled Skolt Lapp community in the Sevettijärvi area.
List of contents
List of illustrations and tables; Foreword; Notes on the text; 1. Introduction; Part I. the Procurement of Livelihood: 2. Reindeer (1): traditional pastoralism; 3. Reindeer (2): the breakdown of intensive herding; 4. Reindeer (3): predatory pastoralism; 5. Reindeer (4): associational diplomacy; 6. Fishing; 7. The exploitation of subsidiary natural resources; 8. The sources of money income (1): local fields of unemployment; 9. The sources of money income (2): unemployment and welfare; 10. The sources of money income (3): migration and emigration; Part II. The Social Relations of Resettlement: 11. The structure of resettlement; 12. The household (1): the physical structure; 13. The household (2): the development of domestic groups; 14. The household (3): the organization of consumption; 15. Youth; 16. The neighbourhood; 17. The central village; Part III. The Minority Culture: 18. Leap-frog politics (1): the headmanship; 19. Leap-frog politics (2): legislation; 20. Party politics; 21. The Lappish movement; 22. Culture and community; Notes; Bibliography; Guide to further reading; Index.
Summary
On the conclusion of the Second World War, Finland was obliged to cede its northeasternmost territory of Petsamo to the Soviet Union. The contemporary organization of the consequently resettled Skolt Lapp community in the larger of the resultant 'reservations', the Sevettijärvi area, is the subject of this 1976 study.
