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Research interests
Aikio is interested in indigenizing and decolonizing processes, especially how to indigenize cultural heritage research and management as well as how to decolonize and indigenize cultural heritage institutions
Field of science
- Sociology
Keywords
- Sámi Studies
- Indigenous Studies
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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SÁMIPOLITY: Sámi Political Traditions and Thought in Co-becoming with the Environment
Valkonen, S. (Principal Investigator), Magga, A.-M. (Collaborative Investigator), Aikio, Á. (Collaborative Investigator) & Alakorva, S. (Collaborative Investigator)
01.09.2023 → 31.08.2027
Project: Co-funded project
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PROFI 7: Competitive funding to strengthen university profiles
Rantala, O. (Principal Investigator), Similä, J. (Principal Investigator), Valkonen, J. (Principal Investigator), Nystén-Haarala, S. (Principal Investigator), Ballardini, R. (Principal Investigator), Lindblom, S. (Principal Investigator), Höckert, E. (Collaborative Investigator), Cahoon, N. (Collaborative Investigator), Aikio, Á. (Collaborative Investigator) & Popovaitė, V. (Collaborative Investigator)
01.01.2023 → 31.12.2028
Project: Co-funded project
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New Sámi Renaissance: Nordic Colonialism, Social Change and Indigenous Cultural Policy
Junka-Aikio, L. O. (Principal Investigator) & Aikio, Á. (Other)
01.03.2024 → 30.04.2025
Project: Co-funded project
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Arbi: The Ontological Politics of Sámi Cultural Heritage
Valkonen, S. (Principal Investigator), Aikio, Á. (Collaborative Investigator), Alakorva, S. (Collaborative Investigator) & Magga, S.-M. (Collaborative Investigator)
01.09.2019 → 31.08.2023
Project: Co-funded project
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SuMu: Culturally and Socially Sustainable Museum. Reframing the Policies of Representing Indigenous Sámi Culture in the Sámi Museum Siida
Valkonen, S. (Principal Investigator), Aikio, Á. (Collaborative Investigator) & Lehtola, V.-P. (Collaborative Investigator)
01.10.2016 → 30.09.2018
Project: Co-funded project
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Gulahallat –: Discussing Community-Based Co-Acting, Co-Knowing, and Co-Thinking among Sámi Research, Museum, and Art
Valkonen, S., Aikio, Á., Magga, S.-M., Alakorva, S. & Roos, S., 2025, Collaboration and Co-Creation in Museums, Heritage, and the Arts. Edmundson, A. & Havilland, M. (eds.). Taylor & Francis Group, 14 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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Saamelaiset unimaailmat
Alakorva, S., Aikio, Á., Magga, S.-M. & Valkonen, S., 2024, Pohjoiset painajaiset : pahojen unien kulttuurihistoria. Koski, K., Lamberg, M., Kanerva, K. & Korhonen, A. (eds.). Helsinki: Gaudeamus, p. 225-232 8 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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”Nähdä menneisyys nykysaamelaisten kokemuksen kautta”: kertomuksia Saamelaismuseo Siidan uuden päänäyttelyn kulttuuriosion ajattelusta
Aikio, Á. & Valkonen, S., 2024, Kenen kulttuuriperintö?: tunteet, tilat & teot. Lähdesmäki, T., Kähkönen, S., Paqvalén, R. & Turunen, J. (eds.). Tampere: Vastapaino, p. 105-136 32 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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Saamelainen museo? Tutkimus saamelaisen kulttuuriperinnön ontologisesta politiikasta
Aikio, Á., Nov 2023, Oulu: Kustannus-Puntsi. 180 p.Research output: Thesis › Doctoral Thesis › Collection of Articles
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A Window into Vanishing Sámi Culture? Visual representations of Sáminess in the shared Siida exhibition by Sámi Museum Siida and Northern Lapland's Nature Centre 1
Aikio, Á., 2022, The Sámi World. Valkonen, S., Aikio, Á., Alakorva, S. & Magga, S.-M. (eds.). London: Routledge, 18 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
4 Citations (Scopus)
Activities
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Sámification as Decolonial Practice: Rewriting Museums and Cultural Heritage
Aikio, Á. (Speaker)
4 Jun 2025Activity: Presentation › Conference presentation
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Čiktit firpmiid, čuoldit hearvvaid – Rethinking Museums.
Aikio, Á. (Speaker)
20 May 2025Activity: Presentation › Keynote or plenary presentation
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Custodians of Indigenous Heritage or Hosts to International tourists? The conflicting roles of Sámi museums
Aikio, Á. (Speaker) & Valkonen, S. (Speaker)
6 May 2025Activity: Presentation › Conference presentation
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Ihmis-eläintransformaatiot ja saamelainen poliittinen ajattelu Marja Helanderin valokuvataiteessa
Valkonen, S. (Speaker) & Aikio, Á. (Speaker)
15 Apr 2025Activity: Presentation › Conference presentation
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Sámification of the Museum: Decolonizing Museum Practices through Sámi Perspectives
Aikio, Á. (Speaker)
9 Apr 2025Activity: Presentation › Public or invited talk
Press/Media
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Lapin yliopiston saamentutkimuksella on koti myös Sajoksessa
Linkola-Aikio, I.-A., Aikio, Á., Alakorva, S. & Laukkanen, M.
07.04.2025
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Media contents: Research