Eternal Kantele at the End of Time– Reflections on Retraditionalization of Traditional Knowledge In the Face of Rapid Ecological Changes in the Arctic

Abstract

This paper looks at the role of traditional knowledge (TK) and revitalization attempts of this knowledge in face of rapid social and ecological changes in the Arctic, more specifically in the context of human-induced Arctic climate collapse (Arctic Council 2004, Mustonen et al. 2004).

Keywords

• Anthropology
• Arctic
• climate change
• traditional knowledge