Birgejupmi was also a central term on the after-conference in Alta 9.-10.10.2025. Jan Erik Henriksen and Ida Hydle invited some sea Sámi knowledgeholders to a talkingcircle about Birgejupmi in sea Sámi areas.
BIRGEJUPMI at IFSW Conferences
Jan Erik Henriksen (UiT) held a keynote presentation "Birgejupmi – a Sámi philosophy about sustainability" at the IFSW Europe Regional Conference 2025.
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Project member: Jan Erik Henriksen
Published: 28.11.2025
Summary
Jan Erik Henriksen (UiT) attended the International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) Conferences in Oslo and Alta 6.10.2025-10.10.2025. He held his keynote presentation “Birgejupmi – a Sámi philosophy about sustainability” on Monday 6.10. for more than 650 participants.
The IFSW Conferences consisted of two parts, from 6 to 8 October 2025, researchers and social workers all over Europe gathered in Oslo for the IFSW Europe Regional Conference and from 9 to 10 October 2025 they continued with an after-conference in Alta for Indigenous Social Work. The conferences were organised in collaboration with Fellesorganisasjonen, the Norwegian Union of Social Educators and Social Workers.
In background where the group picture was taken is a wallpainting by graffiti artist Zina depicting Elsa Laula Renberg, who was a frontfigure in Sámi organisation against Norwegianisation. The wallpaint was launched in 6.2.2017.
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