Peer Reviewed Articles
Author contributions were scholarly in nature. The author receives no financial compensation or royalties from publication.
Sagas of the Future North
(In consideration). “Sagas of the Future North: Rewriting Norse–Indigenous Contact Through Canadian Speculative Literature.” Studies in Canadian Literature / Études en littérature canadienne, special 50th-anniversary issue, “Speculative Futures in CanLit,” edited by J. Ball, L. Moss, and C. Sugars.
Securing futures
Salo, Mervi. 2025. "Securing Futures: The Inuvialuit Development Corporation and the Legacy of Reindeer Herding." The Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development 15 (2): 48-81.
A historical and policy-grounded account of reindeer herding in North America that connects Sámi herding traditions to the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation’s contemporary stewardship of Canada’s only reindeer herd and related food-security initiatives in Inuvik.
Full article at:https://jaed.ca/index.php/jaed
Sailing beyond the saga: Women warriors and Viking piracy
Salo, Mervi. 2026. “Sailing Beyond the Saga: Women Warriors and Viking Piracy.” World History Connected 22, no. 2 (Pirates & Piracy in World History), edited by Cynthia Ross, guest edited by Ian Abbey.
Beyond the Margins: Indigenous-led Theatre Movements in Canada and Norway
Salo, M. M. (in consideration). Beyond the Margins: Indigenous-led Theatre Movements in Canada and Norway. In Vivo Arts, (2), UNKNOWN(s).
Salmon, Sovereignty, and Sustainability
Salo, Mervi Maarit. "Salmon, Sovereignty, and Sustainability." World History Bulletin 41, no. 1 (Winter 2025). https://thewha.org.
The article examines how conservation and fisheries regulation on boundary rivers can marginalize Indigenous rights and knowledge (e.g., the Deatnu River) - and why sustainable governance must centre Indigenous sovereignty, especially in transboundary river systems. It also highlights árbediehtu (traditional ecological knowledge) as practice, law, and ethics - not an “add-on.”
Perilous Edges: The Intersection of Climate Change and Arctic Coastal Sovereignty
Salo, M. M. (in consideration). Perilous Edges: The Intersection of Climate Change and Arctic Coastal Sovereignty. In K. Bell (Ed.), Coastal Imaginaries [Special issue]. Coastal Studies & Society. Sage.
Other Articles
Vision for Arts Education
Salo, Mervi. “Vision for Arts Education.” Paper prepared for the Second World Congress on Arts Education, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Korea, 2010. Published online at https://www.unesco.org/en
This paper offers an autoethnographic and policy-oriented account of Ontario’s large-scale arts curriculum reform, written from the perspective of the Ministry of Education’s lead Arts Education Officer. It situates the policy revision within its broader educational context and examines the processes used to design, implement, and support professional learning, including the development of webcast-based “online demonstration classrooms” to address the challenges of working across a vast and diverse jurisdiction. The paper frames arts education as a way of knowing, foregrounding creativity, critical literacy, inclusion, and cultural context, and argues for video-based professional learning as a powerful lever for systemic educational change.