The knowledge that went up in smoke

Reindeer herders’ traditional knowledge of smoked reindeer meat in literature

Bibliographic Data

ID9225941
AuthorsKia Krarup Hansen (0000-0002-3600-3727, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, corresponding author), Turid Moldenæs (UiT The Arctic University of Norway), Svein Disch Mathiesen (North-Eastern Federal University)
Year2019
Volume55
Issue6
Pages460-475
Publication date2019-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePolar Record (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0032-2474 • E-ISSN: 1475-3057
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0032247420000170
OpenAlexW3027523662
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited50

Using a literature review, this paper defines the knowledge status of smoked reindeer meat and investigates to what degree reindeer herders’ traditional knowledge has been included in scientific articles and grey literature. We developed a four-level categorisation of the degree of including traditional knowledge, from “non-participation” to “self-determination,” and three levels of focus. Very few scientific articles on smoked or smoking reindeer meat appeared in the review. Not only did reindeer peoples’ traditional meat smoking knowledge “went up in smoke”—both literally and metaphorically—but also incorrect conclusions were often drawn as a result of that exclusion. We argue that reindeer herders’ traditional knowledges and practices of smoking reindeer meat need examination and inclusion through co-production or self-determination methods across scientific disciplines

Ethnology · Geography · Social science · Sociology · Sociology of scientific knowledge · Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact · Indigenous Studies and Ecology

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