Introduction: Research, Education, and Self-Determination in Sámi and Indigenous Journalism

Abstract

This article advances the critical importance of Indigenous journalism – both as a field and practice – for Indigenous peoples’ right to self-determination. The co-authors demonstrate this through discussions of education, scholarship, and dissemination. We begin with a review of the current state of Indigenous journalism education while making a strong case for the continued development and advancement of such programming. Then we move on to a discussion of historical and contemporary publications in the field of Indigenous journalism. Finally, we calibrate the contributions to the inaugural Indigenous Journalism and Self-Determination conference held at the Sámi University of Applied Sciences in Guovdageaidnu (Norwegian Sápmi) in 2021 – the event which gives rise to this special issue in the Journal of Global Indigeneity.