Balancing within various discourses--the art of being old and living as a Sami woman
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Lena Aléx1, Anne Hammarström, Astrid Norberg
1Department of Nursing, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden. lena.alex@nurs.umu.se
Abstract:
The aim of this part of the Umeå 85+ Study was to explore how indigenous women narrate their lives and their experience of being old as Sami women. Interviews with 9 old Sami women were analyzed using grounded theory. The categories identified were "reindeer as the basis of life," "longing for significant Sami values," "feeling valued as a Sami woman," and "changing for survival;" these evolved into the core category: "balancing within various discourses-the art of being old and living as a Sami woman." Knowing how to balance provided the ability to make use of available opportunities.
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