Bearjadat iđida lihkái Sápmi dihtui Aotearoas/ Ođđa Selánddas ahte professor duojis, Gunvor Guttorm, lea nammaduvvon gudnedoavttirin eamiálbmot alitoahpposuorggis.  

– Munnje lea varra deháleamos ahte mii Sámi allaskuvllas arvvaimet álggahit sihke bachelor- ja masteroahpu dakkár áiggis go duodji alit oahpus ii lean nu bivnnut, ii oarjemáilmmi dáiddaoahpus ge.  Dasto lean rámis go leat nagodat WINU oktavuođas álggahit ja čađahit eamiálbmot diploma oahpuid. Dáid duođaštusaid ožžo sihke Eamiálbmot journalista masterstudeanttat ja duodjestudeanttat.  Lean hui giitevaš go WINU ja Winhec lea arena mas oaidnet eamiálbmogiid oahpuid ja dutkama vuolggasadjin ja lean álo dovdan dán  fierpmádaga “akademalaš ruoktun” mii nanosmahttá min buohkaide, dadjá professor Gunvor Guttorm. 

Rektor Liv Inger Somby dadjá ahte Sámi allaskuvlii lea hui dehálaš ahte Gunvor Guttorm oažžu WINU gudnedoavttirgráda. 

– Gunvor lea 36 jagi ovddidan sámi ja álgoálbmot dutkamiid duodjesuorggis. Son lea leamaš produktiiva dutki, ja lea almmustahttán máŋga girjji ja bagadallan máŋga sámi studeantta, dadjá Somby

WINU gudnedoavttirgrádat gudnejahttet ja ávvudahttet olbmuid geat leat bargan erenomáš buori barggu ja ánssolaččat váikkuhan eamiálbmot servodagaid alit oahpu ovddideamis. 

Sii geat leat nammaduvvon gudnedoavttirin, adnojuvvojit ánssolažžan sin 30-jahkásaš (dahje eambbo) bargguid ovddas, eamiálbmogiid oahpahusa suodjaleami, seailluheami ja ovdáneami dihte báikkálaš, našuvnnalaš ja/dahje riikkaidgaskasaš servodagas.

Dáid beivviid lea Aotearoas eamiálbmogiid alitoahpo- ja dutkan konferánsa.  World Indigenous Nations Higher Education Consortium jahkásaš čoahkkin lea dál lágiduvvon. Boahtte vahkku lea ges World Indigenous Peoples’ Conference on Education (WIPCE) masa servet sullii 3500 oasseváldi. 

Professor Lars Ailo Bongo vuostáiválddii nammadeami Gunvor Guttorma ovddas. 

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Greating from Professor Gunnvor Guttorm:

The most important achievement for me is that we started both a Bachelor- and Masters degree in duodji (traditional Sámi artwork) at the Sámi University of Applied Sciences (or Sámi allaskuvla in Sámi)  -  And it happened at that time, when duodji was not attractive and had a low status in Western Art Education. 

I am also grateful that when I was rector at Sámi allaskuvla we, together with WINU established and formalized a common “diploma for higher education”; with Indigenous Content. 

We also to started a Master’s degree in Indigenous Journalism at international level with students from more than 10 countries, including Brazil, Ecuador, US, Canada, Kalaallit Nunaat, Kenya, Tanzania, Sápmi, Netherlands, Sweden, Norway and Finland. 

I am so grateful that both - WINU and WINHEC-  are important arenas and global network where we together are looking for possibilities to strengthen Indigenous Education and Research.  This network is part of my “academic home”, and it will strengthen us all.

Greating from rector Liv-Inger Somby at Sámi allaskuvla

For Sámi allaskuvla it is of great importance that professor Gunvor Guttorm receives this honorary doctorate from WINU. Gunvor has worked for 36 years to promote Sámi and indigenous research in the field of duodji. She has been a productive researcher, and has published many books, and supervised many Sámi students. In duodji education she has had the right priority of using Sámi as the language of instruction.

Gunvor Guttorm is actively involved in strengthening various networks, and is still involved in international research projects.

We at Sámi University of Applied Sciences are very proud and thank you from the bottom of our hearts for honoring our only professor of duodji on Aotearoa.  As the rector, I would like to have been there, but we have many talented professors, assistant professors and faculty members here, both here at WINHEC/WIPCE and WIPCE. Good luck to you all, and “mii oaidnalat” (see you!).

A heartfelt thank you to WINU, World Indigenous Nations University, for honoring our pathfinder with this prestigious awards!