Google adds North Sámi to translation service
Languages of multiple ethnic groups in Russia are included in Google Translate’s update. North Sámi is the largest of the
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Culture (Norway)
Mission impossible: Will Tom Cruise get heli-filming permission at Svalbard?
Spectacular Arctic winter scenery is what the producers of the next Mission: Impossible will get when filming at Svalbard in
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Certification marks help both Sami artisans and consumers, says council
With more people purchasing Sami handicrafts and arts, the Saami Council says the recent launch of special trademarks will help
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Can crossborder cooperation help decolonize Sami-language education?
By Eilís Quinn Web editor: Mathiew Leiser
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Norwegian slow TV to feature Svalbard round the clock for nine days
Fascinating viewers for hours and days, the Norwegian slow TV concept takes it to the ultimate with the longest ever
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Svalbard’s new visitor centre to showcase content from ‘Doomsday’ vaults
North of the Arctic Circle, thousands of seeds are safely sleeping underground in case things go wrong on our planet.
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The Arctic railway: Building a future or destroying a culture?
The Arctic railway The Arctic railway Building a future… or destroying a culture? By Eilís Quinn An Indigenous nation divided
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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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