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Norway to pay Sámi reindeer herders millions for violating their human rights

Grist 21 Dec 2023
Sámi reindeer herders have reached a partial agreement with Norway over the Fosen wind farm, Europe’s largest onshore wind power project located in Central Norway, closing one chapter of a more than 20-year conflict over the wind turbines ... Sámi youth eventually met with King Harald V of Norway in a final effort to secure support.
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Sámi call to protect reindeer in Sweden after 10,000 road deaths in five years

The Guardian 09 Nov 2023
Indigenous people’s parliament says action required including lower speed limits and more fences ...
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Sámi youth enlist the King of Norway’s help to fight an illegal wind farm

Grist 18 Oct 2023
Outside of the royal palace, in Oslo, seven Sámi youths waited to speak with King Harald V of Norway. They wore gáktis, their traditional clothing, and on the lawn, near the neo-classical building, a lávvu stood – a temporary Sámi dwelling that resembles a teepee ... In 1997, King Harald issued an apology for Norway’s treatment of Sámi peoples.
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Sámi Climate Council started its work (Government of Finland)

Public Technologies 17 Oct 2023
) Sámi Climate Council started its work ... The Sámi Climate Council convened at its first meeting in Rovaniemi on 13 October. The mission of the Council is to bring the knowledge base and perspectives of the Sámi people into the climate policy processes ... This Sámi Climate Council is the first one appointed under the new Climate Act.
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Sámi Climate Council started its work (Ministry of the Environment of the Republic of Finland)

Public Technologies 17 Oct 2023
) Sámi Climate Council started its work ... The Sámi Climate Council convened at its first meeting in Rovaniemi on 13 October. The mission of the Council is to bring the knowledge base and perspectives of the Sámi people into the climate policy processes ... This Sámi Climate Council is the first one appointed under the new Climate Act.
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Press Release - Sámi Activists Demand Removal of Wind Turbines in Fosen (IWGIA - International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs)

Public Technologies 14 Oct 2023
) Press Release - Sámi Activists Demand Removal of Wind Turbines in Fosen ... In a powerful display of determination and solidarity, hundreds of Sámi activists, alongside environmental advocates, have converged in Oslo to demand the immediate removal of wind turbines from the Fosen region.
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The Saami Council, Sámi allaskuvla, Sámi Duodji - Sameslöjdstiftelsen and Norwegian Crafts invite you to a seminar on duodji and international opportunities (Saami Council)

Public Technologies 12 Oct 2023
). PLACE. Sámi allaskuvla, guovdageaidnu. TIME. 09.00-16.00 ... 16October ... 23 October ... 09.00-09.30. Introduction keynote by Gunvor Guttorm, Sámi Allaskuvla ... Can all duodji be sold to everyone? Experiences from collectors of duodji on Swedish side, Johanna Njaita, Sámi Duodji - Sameslöjdstidelsen. Sámi trademarks and international marketing, Reetta Tornensis.
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The Sámi art and culture field will gather in Inari on September 20-22, 2023 (Saami Council)

Public Technologies 07 Sep 2023
The Sámi art and culture field will gather in Inari for the KulturSápmi conference on September 20-22. The event's focus is works in progress in the Sámi art and culture sector and the burning questions of the sector ... There will also be a scenario workshop that will consider the state of Sámi art and culture today if colonization had not happened.
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Government appointed Sámi Climate Council (Government of Finland)

Public Technologies 24 Aug 2023
) Government appointed Sámi Climate Council ... Eeva Mäkinen/The Sámi Parliament. On 24 August 2023, the Government appointed the Sámi Climate Council for a four-year term. The Sámi Climate Council is a new independent expert body, tasked with bringing the knowledge base and perspectives of the Sámi people into the climate policy processes.
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Government appointed Sámi Climate Council (Ministry of the Environment of the Republic of Finland)

Public Technologies 24 Aug 2023
) Government appointed Sámi Climate Council ... Eeva Mäkinen/The Sámi Parliament. On 24 August 2023, the Government appointed the Sámi Climate Council for a four-year term. The Sámi Climate Council is a new independent expert body, tasked with bringing the knowledge base and perspectives of the Sámi people into the climate policy processes.
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NorrSam kick-off gathers early career researchers in Sámi topics (Umeå universitet)

Public Technologies 19 Jul 2023
NorrSam kick-off gathers early career researchers in Sámi topics ... An international group of around 30 researchers working with Sámi related topics discussed the development of the NorrSam-network on the 16th of May 2023 ... Participants came from nine different universities from all over Sábmie, the land of the Sámi People, and beyond.
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"Sámi Dreams" exhibit opens July 1

The Courier - Waterloo 20 Jun 2023
DECORAH — Celebrate "Sámi Dreams. Portraits of Resilience in the Norwegian Arctic," the newest exhibition at Vesterheim, the National Norwegian -A m e r i ca n Museum and Folk Art School, from 1 to 3 p.m. July 1 with ... .

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