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Accepted Paper:
“Do we need to make space for your electronic cars?” European green energy deals and impacts on Sápmi Indigenous lands
Reetta Toivanen
(University of Helsinki)
Paper short abstract:
This paper will present a study on clean energy projects across Sápmi, the home area of Indigenous peoples in the European north, and discuss the ways in which green energy transition may be conceptualized as a continuum of colonial practices.
Paper long abstract:
The SDGs call for the engagement of Indigenous peoples in implementing the agenda and queries to what extent Indigenous knowledges can contribute to the SDGs in terms of education, poverty, climate change, and ecological sustainability. However, Indigenous voices have also raised some serious concerns related to the SDGs. The UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues warned that “The 2030 Agenda...involves serious risks for Indigenous Peoples, such as clean energy projects that encroach on their lands and territories. (…). It is also important that programs to implement the 2030 Agenda are culturally sensitive and respect Indigenous Peoples’ self-determination as well as collective rights in terms of land, health, education, culture, and ways of living.” (2015). This paper will present a study on clean energy projects across Sápmi, the home area of Indigenous peoples in the European north, and discuss the ways in which green energy transition may be conceptualized as a continuum of colonial practices.