Rauna Kuokkanen is Research Professor of Arctic Indigenous Politics at the University of Lapland (Finland) and Adjunct Professor of Political Science at the University of Toronto. Her research focuses on comparative Indigenous politics and law, Indigenous feminism and gender, Arctic governance, and settler colonialism in the Nordic countries. She is the editor of the Settler Colonial Studies journal.
Rauna is a member of Sámi Climate Council, an independent expert body formed in accordance in the 2023 Climate Act in Finland, and of the Standing Committee on Indigenous Involvement, International Arctic Science Committee.
Rauna was a Fulbright Arctic Initiative 3 Fellow from March 2021 to April 2023. The FAI3 Arctic security team produced an Arctic security policy brief, launched in Washington DC in April 2023.
Professor Kuokkanen’s most recent book Restructuring Relations: Indigenous Self-Determination, Governance and Gender by Oxford University Press (2019) has been awarded with three prizes (the International Studies Association’s Feminist Theory and Gender Studies Section Best Book Award 2020, the British International Studies Association’s Susan Strange Best Book Prize and the Canadian Political Science Association Prize in Comparative Politics in 2020). It has also been selected as the semi-finalist for the US-based Grawemeyer 2021 Award for Ideas Improving World Order. Drawing on extensive interviews and political theory, the book is an Indigenous feminist investigation of the concept of Indigenous self-determination, governance and gender regimes in Indigenous political institutions.
Her other books include Reshaping the University: Responsibility, Indigenous Epistemes and the Logic of the Gift (UBC Press, 2007) and Boaris dego eana: Eamiálbmogiid diehtu, filosofiijat ja dutkan (in the Sámi language, translated title: As Old as the Earth. Indigenous Knowledge, Philosophies and Research, 2009). She was the founding chair of the Sámi Youth Organization in Finland and has served as the Vice-President of the Sámi Council. Professor Kuokkanen is one of the new editors of Settler Colonial Studies journal. She is a co-convenor of GIDA-Sápmi network and Executive member of the EUPolarNet2 Expert group and has been involved in drafting Sámi research ethics guidelines in Finland since 2018.
She is from Ohcejohka/Utsjoki, Sápmi (Finland).
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Jovnná Jon Ánne Kirstte Rávdná lea professor arktalaš eamiálbmotdutkamušas Lappi universitehtas, Roavvenjárggas. Ovdal dan son lei Toronto universitehta professor stáhtadiehtaga lágadusas ja eamiálbmotoahpuid prográmmas (2008-2018). Sus lea doavttirgráda (PhD) University of British Columbias Kanadas. Su dálá dutkansuorggit leat veardádalli eamiálbmotpolitihkka, davviguovlluid eamiálbmogiid láhka- ja politihkalaš ortnegat, eamiálbmotfeminisma ja sohkabealleveahkaválddi iešguđet hámit. Son lea nammaduvvon Sámi dálkkádatráđđái, iehčanas áššedovdeorgána mearriduvvon Suoma dálkkádatlágas 2023. Son lei Fulbright Arctic Initiative Fellow jagiin 2021-2023, man olis son galledii Fairbanks, Alaska njukča-cuoŋománus 2022.
Su ođđaseamos girji lea Restructuring Relations: Indigenous Self-Determination, Governance and Gender (Oxford University Press, 2019), mii lea ožžon golbma riikkaidgaskasaš bálkkášumi (nternational Studies Association’s Feminist Theory and Gender Studies Section Best Book Award 2020, British International Studies Association Susan Strange Best Book Prize ja Canadian Political Science Association Prize in Comparative Politics). Girji lea evttohassan maid 2021 Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order -bálkkašupmái.
Girji buktá ovdan mo dálá riektediskursa mii váldá vuhtii dušše eamiálbmogiid ja stáhtaid gaskavuođaid lea menddo gárži addit rivttes ja doarvái čiekŋalis gova eamiálbmogiid iešmearrideami sisdoalus ja mearkkašumis. Dutkamuš vuođđuduvvá viiddis jearahallamiidda Kanadas, Ruonáeatnamis ja Sámis ja buktá ovdan ahte eamiálbmogiid iešmearrideami ii leat vejolaš ollašuhttit jos eat váldde vuhtii ja burgge buot váldegaskavuođaid, maiddái sohkabeallái guoski gaskavuođaid ja veahkaválddi.
Dasa lassin girji guorahallá jearahallamiid vuođul mo eamiálbmogiid iešstivrenásahusat leat sohkabealáiduvvan ja mii leat iešmearridandoahpaga ja sohkabeal veahkaválddi gaskavuohta. Girji maid buktá ovdan eamiálbmogiid višuvnnaid ja oainnuid árbevirolaš hálddašanmálliid ođđasit átnuiváldimis ja iehčanas stáhtas. Girji fállá ođđa teoriija iešmearrideamis, man mielde eamiálbmogiid iešmearrideapmi lea vuođđoárvu, mii láide olbmuid ja álbmoga doaimmaid.
Son lea čállán maiddái girjjiid Reshaping the University: Responsibility, Indigenous Epistemes and the Logic of the Gift (UBC Press, 2007) ja Boaris dego eana: Eamiálbmogiid diehtu, filosofiijat ja dutkan (Čálliidlágádus 2009) ja doaimmahan sámi girjjálašvuođa antologiija Juoga mii geasuha (2001). Son lei Suoma Sámi Nuorat -searvvi vuođđudanlahttu ja vuosttas ságadoalli ja Sámeráđi várreságadoalli (2006-07). Son lea Fierranjogas, Deatnogáttis eret.
Son lea jođihan siidaskuvla-prošeavtta (2019-2023) man ulbmilin leamaš siidaortnega doaibmamálliid ođasmahttin. Sámedutkiid, – dáiddáriid ja -aktivisttaid oktasaš prošeakta lea geahččalan rekonstrueret ja simuleret mo ja makkár geavadiid mielde siida doaibmá otnábeaivve. Siidaskuvla lea buvttadan Kirste Paltto čállin mánáidgirjji, masa Sunná Valkeapää lea sárgon govaid. Čakčat 2023 siidaskuvllas ilbmá doaimmahuvvon girji ja Sámi dieđalaš áigečállaga fáddánummir. Siidaskuvla lágida dáid almmustahttinseminára guovvamánus 2024 Diehtosiiddas, Guovdageainnus.
Rávdná lea eret Fierranjogas, Deatnogáttis.