Anna Andersen

Anna Andersen is a Kildin Sámi historian and Postdoctoral Fellow at UiT The Arctic University of Norway. She works within the research project Urban Transformation in a Warming Arctic and focuses on forced resettlements of Indigenous peoples in the Arctic, particularly the Sámi of the Kola Peninsula and Greenlandic Inuit. Her research emphasizes Indigenous oral histories, colonial education policies, and community-driven approaches to historical trauma.

• Education: PhD in History (UiT), MA in Indigenous Studies (UiT)
• Research: Forced resettlements, residential schooling, Indigenous language revitalization, Arctic urbanization
• Collaborations: Ilisimatusarfik (Greenland), Sámi teacher education program (V1POM series courses)

Her work spans historical analysis, policy critique, and educational development, with a focus on decolonizing methodologies and fostering Indigenous-led research collaborations across the Arctic.