SING Sábme Team
The SING Sábme team is a multidisciplinary group of academics, students and Sámi knowledge holders. With backgrounds in anthropology, natural science (botany and biology), medical science (pathology), planning, traditional land use, and animal husbandry, they have a wide range of experience and skills and are bringing a fresh new community-based approach to the SING model.
May-Britt Öhman
SING Sábme FacultyMay-Britt Öhman
May-Britt is the co-founder of SING Sábme and is an Associate Professor in Environmental History at Uppsala University. Her research focuses on technoscience, gender and Indigenous expertise.
Eva Charlotta Helsdotter
SING Sabme FacultyEva Charlotta Helsdotter
Eva Charlotta is a water scientist and Associate Professor in Water Security at Uppsala University.
Henrik Andersson
Reindeer HerderHenrik Andersson
Henrik is a reindeer herder of the Gällivare Forest Sámi village. He is an activist and defender of Sámi rights. Henrik is a local guide who shares his cultural knowledge with visitors and students.
Hampus Andersson
Reindeer HerderHampus Andersson
Hampus is a young reindeer herder of the Gällivare Forest Sámi village. He is one of the youngest herders working to carry on his family tradition.
Michael Guttorm Eriksson
Reindeer HerderMichael Guttorm Eriksson
Michael is a reindeer herder in the Gällivare Forest Sámi community and a tradition bearer of reindeer herding knowledge.
Tina Eriksson
Reindeer HerderTina Eriksson
Tina is a reindeer herder in Gällivare forest Sámi community and a tradition bearer of reindeer herding knowledge.
Warren Cardinal-McTeague
SING Canada FacultyWarren Cardinal-McTeague
“A participant in 2019, Warren is now a member of the SING Canada faculty and is based at the University of British Columbia.”
Betsy Nelson
SING Canada FacultyBetsy Nelson
“Betsy joined the SING Canada team in 2022 as a new faculty member. She is based in Texas at Southern Methodist University and specializes in metagenomics and microbial DNA. “
Kim TallBear
SING Canada FacultyKim TallBear
“Kim is a founder of SING USA and co-founded SING Canada.”
Elle Eriksson
Graduate StudentElle Eriksson
Elle is a member of the Gällivare forest Sámi community and a Ph.D. student.
Naomi Jayne
Graduate StudentNaomi Jayne
Naomi Jayne is a master’s student of the programme of Sustainable Development at Uppsala University. Born and raised in Stockholm, she is writing her master’s thesis on the topic of wind power development in areas that overlap reindeer herding areas in Sweden. The research aims to answer what aspects are considered when deeming wind power “sustainable”, what aspects are neglected, and how this impacts sustainable development.
Elias Marin
Graduate StudentElias Marin
Elias is a student in the master’s program in sustainable development at Uppsala University. His master’s thesis focuses on wind power impacts on reindeer herding in Sweden as well as methods used to study microplastic pollution from wind power in the aquatic environment. He has two bachelor’s degrees in history & economic history.
