This page give a short overview of the literature used in the project.

Norway

  • Totalregnskapet for reindriftsnæringen, Økonomisk utvalg for Reindriften (all reports for the period 1989-2000)
  • Ressursregnskap for reindriftsnæringen, Reindriftsforvaltningen (all reports for the period 1989-2000)
  • Innstilling om forslag til endring i Reindriftsloven, Kirsti Strøm Bull et.al., 2001
  • Awakened Voice. The Return of Sami Knowledge, Elina Helander (ed.) in: Diedut 1996:4, Nordic Sami Institute.
  • En bærekraftig Reindrift, St.melding nr. 28, 1991-92, Landbruksdepartementet
  • Verdiskapningsprogrammet for matproduksjon. Rapport fra styringsgruppen oppnevnt av Landbruksdepartementet, 2001
  • Reindriftsnæringens tilpasning og reindriftspolitikk, Mikkel Nils Sara, in: Diedut 1993:2, Nordic Sami Institute.
  • UNEP (2001). C. Nelleman, L. Kullerud, I. Vistnes, B.C.Forbes, E.Husby, G.P.Kofinas, B.P. Kaltenborn, J. Rouaud, M. Magomedova, R. Bobiwash, C. Lambrechts, P.J. Schei, S.Tveitdal, O.Grøn and T.S.Larsen. GLOBIO. Global methodology for mapping human impacts on the biosphere. UNEP/DEWA/TR.01-3

Sweden

  • Svensk rennäring [Reindeer Husbandry in Sweden] / Svenska Samernas Riksförbund, Jordbruksverket, Sveriges Lantbruks Universitet, Statistiska centralbyrån. Print: Stockholm : Statistiska centralbyrån, 1999.
  • En ny rennäringspolitik : öppna samebyar och samverkan med andra markanvändare : betänkande [A New Reindeer Husbandry Politics]/ av Rennäringspolitiska kommittén. (red.): Sverige. Rennäringspolitiska kommittén, Statens offentliga utredningar ; 2001:101, Stockholm : Fritzes.
  • Norgga-ruota boazoguohtunkommisuvdna 1997 : evttohus : gárvvistuvvon miessemánu 2001 = Norsk-svensk reinbeitekommisjon av 1997 : innstilling [Norwegian-Swedish Reindeer Pasture Commission: Recommendations]: avgitt mai 2001 / sámegillii jorgalan: Rávdná Turi Henriksen. - Sámegiel/dárogiel gáhppálat.(red.): Norsk-svensk reinbeitekommisjon av 1997, Stenbäck, Pär
  • Järv, lodjur, varg och björn på Nordkalotten 1992-2000 [wolverine, lynx, wolf and bear in the North Calotte] :utarbetat av Nordkalottens miljöråds arbetsgrupp för stora rovdjur ; författare: Anders Östergren ... [et al.]. Nordkalottrådets rapportserie ; rapport nr 54, Nordkalottrådet, 2001.
  • Marknadsstudie för renkjött [Market research for reindeer meat] , Svenska Samernas Riksförbund, March 1999 (Unpublished)

Finland

  • Filppa, J. (1998): Organization of the Reindeer Husbandry in Finland, Lecture at the 10th Nordic Conference on Reindeer Research, 14 March, 1998, in: Rangifer Report no. 3, 1999.
  • Filppa, J. (2002): The Legislation of Reindeer Herding in Finland, Lecture at the international workshop Reindeer Husbandry in a Circumpolar Perspective in Kautokeino, April 25-26, 2002.
  • Nieminen, M. and J. Kemppainen (1998): Economical importance of Finnish reindeer industry, Lecture at the 10th Nordic Conference on Reindeer Research, 14 March, 1998, in: Rangifer Report no. 3, 1999.
  • Official statistics prepared by The Finnish Reindeer Herders’ Association (Paliskuntain Yhdistys)

Russia

  • A Survey of the Nenets Population Regarding Oil and Gas Production in the Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Elena Andreeva & Ivar Bjørklund, Centre for Sami Studies, University of Tromsø, 2000
  • The Reindeer Peoples in the Russian Empire, Association of World Reindeer Herders, Tromsø 2000
  • Reindeer Breeding in Murmansk Oblast, Artyom Rybkin, Association of World Reindeer Herders, Tromsø, Working Paper no. 1/99 (also available in norwegian and russian).
  • Reindeer Husbandry in Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Association of World Reindeer Herders, Tromsø, Working Paper no. 2/99, (also available in norwegian and russian).
  • Reindeer Husbandry in Republic of Komi, Association of World Reindeer Herders, Tromsø, Working Paper no. 3/99, (also available in norwegian and russian).
  • Reindeer Husbandry in Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Association of World Reindeer Herders, Tromsø, Working Paper no. 4/99, (also available in norwegian and russian).
  • Reindeer Husbandry of Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, Association of World Reindeer Herders, Moscow, Working Paper no. 5/2000, (also available in norwegian and russian).
  • Wild and Domestic Reindeer in Russia: Population Trends in Current Social and Economic Conditions, Evgeniy E. Syroechkovski, Ethno-ecological Studies Issue 9, Moscow-St.Petersburg, 2000
  • Nenets Reindeer Herders on the Lower Yenisei River: Traditional Economy under Current Conditions and Responses to Economic Change, Konstantin B. Klokov, in: Polar Research 19(1), 39-47, 2000
  • Management of Natural Resources in the Territories Inhabited by Indigenous Northern Peoples: New Approaches, Konstantin B. Klokov, in: B.S. Ebbinge et. al. (eds.) Heritage of the Russian Arctic. Research, Conservation and International Co-operation., Moscow, 1998

Alaska

  • Fosdick, R. A. (2002): Management of reindeer herds in Alaska, background information prepared for the project "Sustainable Reindeer Husbandry",Kawerak Reindeer Herders Association, Nome, Alaska
  • Greenber, J.(2001): Short summary of the regional economic impact of the reindeer industry, School of Agriculture and Land Resource Management, University of Alaska Fairbanks.
  • Palmer, L.J. (1934): Raising reindeer in Alaska, USDA, Washington, D.C. Misc.Pub. No.. 207.
  • Pearson, R.W. and M. Hermans (2000): Alaska in Maps. A Thematic Atlas, University of Alaska Fairbanks.
  • Postell, A. (1990): Where Did the Reindeer Come From? Alaska Experience, the First Fifty Years, Amaknak Press, Portland, Oregon
  • Swanson, J.D and M.H.W. Barker (1992): Assessment of Alaska reindeer populations and range conditions, in: Rangifer, 12(1):33-43.
  • Swanson, J.D, Michelle E. Schuman, Peter C. Scorup, Julie L. Sharp (1984): Seward Peninsula range survey and the reindeer range program, Paper presented at the Inventorying Forest and Other Vegetation of the High Latitude and High Altitude Regions International Conference, Fairbanks, Alaska.
  • Alaska Community Database (2002): Information about the communities in Alaska, Alaska Department of Community and Economic Development, Anchorage.
  • Alaska Economic Information System (2002): Information about the economic activities in Alaska, Alaska Department of Community and Economic Development, Anchorage.
  • Reindeer Grazing on Alaska National Wildlife Refuges, information from National Wildlife Refuge System, Alaska


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