Walt Disney Animation Studios to release Saami-language version of “Frozen 2”
The sequel to the Walt Disney mega-hit film Frozen will also be available in the Saami language, Walt Disney Animation
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Norway sends song with Sami joik to Eurovision Song Contest
KEiiNO, a Norwegian-Sami group mixing pop, electronica, dance and joik, was crowned as winner of the Norwegian Melodi Grand Prix
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Beijing finds a Chinatown in Arctic Norway
The Asian superpower looks towards the Arctic and finds a home in this year’s Barents Spektakel winter festival in Kirkenes,
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Arctic Indigenous Film Fund launches in Norway
As climate change brings increased international attention to the Arctic, Indigenous filmmakers across the circumpolar countries will have a new
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Norwegian «slow TV» follows reindeer herd to the coast of the Barents Sea
Weeklong 24/7 live broadcast follows the Sami herder family and almost 1500 reindeers from winter to summer pastures.
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Norway loses Arctic oil mock trial during Barents Spektakel festival
The verdict of the court performance staged during the Barents Spektakel festival in Kirkenes is clear: The opening of the
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Repressive policy deprived Sámi people of language, culture : Norway’s prime minister
Erna Solberg addresses a dark history of Norwegian government policy towards the country’s indigenous population. Speaking at the 100 years
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Arctic bird cliff will be Norway’s next contribution to slow TV
Norwegian broadcaster NRK plans to broadcast live from a bird cliff in the far north-eastern corner of the country for
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Alaskans win Norwegian film contest
BETHEL — The challenge was to make a short film about the Arctic that went beyond icons like polar bears
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