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Sámi need better legal protections to save their homelands
In Sweden, a nickel mine in Rönnbäcken, in reindeer-herding territory, was given exploration permits starting in 2005. The Sámi say the effort threatens the land essential to herding reindeer ...
What a landmark ruling for the Sámi people in Finland means for the protection of Indigenous rights globally
In October 2024, the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (UNCESCR) issued a landmark decision ...
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Sami reindeer herders apply for emergency aid as climate crisis bites
The mild Swedish winter has made it difficult for reindeer to find their own food. Photo: Paul Wennerholm/TT "There is just one explanation and that's climate change," Jan Rannerud, chair of the Sami ...
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The indigenous Scandinavians who sing to their reindeer
Ingá-Máret Gaup-Juuso lives in a Finnish village near the Norwegian border, among the reindeer herding communities of Sweden and Norway. She’s a Sami – the largest indigenous group of people ...
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Every year, thousands of reindeer travel across Norway — and it's majestic
Every year, thousands of reindeer migrate from Norway to Finland. This year, a whopping 3,500 of them are making the trip, accompanied by dozens of Sami herders — indigenous Scandinavians ...
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Green energy projects adding to Sami people's climate woes: Amnesty
Finland -- both of which threatened reindeer herding, it said. Amnesty and the Sami Council urged authorities in Nordic countries to increase consultations with Sami populations and seek their ...
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The move reflects an increased focus on Indigenous art practices in museums around the world
Sara is from a Sámi reindeer herding family in Guovdageaidnu in the Norwegian part of Sámi. This territory, home to around 50,000 Sámi people, is divided between the nation states of Norway ...