Welcome to Centre for Sami Research (CeSam) - Vaartoe

Vaartoe is ”a mountain with a miles wide view”. It is also the Sami name for the Centre for Sami Research, and furthermore a symbol for the perspective we strive for. Our ambition is to cross the academic borders, and to work both multi-disciplinary and internationally. By doing so we believe that the Sami research can be broadened and developed.

Centre for Sami Research, CeSam, coordinates research related to the Sami, their culture, language, history and society, and initiates new research. CeSam is meant to be a meeting-place for PhD students and researchers from a variety of disciplines at the university, thereby creating a positive research environment and a creative exchange of thoughts that have the power to enrich research.

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News About Sami Research

Umeå University closely linked to Sami Week

2012-03-02
Peter Sköld, professor and director at the Centre for Sami Research (CeSam) – Vaartoe, talks about Umeå University's involvement with Sami Week.

Indigenous Studies at Tromsø University

2011-11-17
Master's in Indigenous Studies (MIS) is multidisciplinary, and gives you a high-quality education with good career opportunities. Our students come fr...

"Stakes" Replacing "Rights" - New Pathways for Indigenous Peoples in Development Cooperation?

2011-08-30
We hereby invite you and your organization to this year's conference hosted by the Forum for Development Cooperation with Indigenous Peoples.

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2011-11-03

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Umeå Centre for Sami Research (Cesam) - Vaartoe
Umeå University
901 87 Umeå 

Visiting Address
Norra Beteendevetarhuset, Humanioragränd 5, plan 4

Tel:  +46 90-786 50 00

Fax:  +46 90-786 78 52

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