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Canadian exhibition showcases cutting-edge Indigenous art from around the globe, including Arctic

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Thursday, November 28, 2019 at 16:49
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A major art exhibit is underway in Canada featuring contemporary works by some 70 Indigenous artists, several of them from

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Finland General Politics Politics (Finland) 

Finnish gov agrees to formation of Sámi Truth and Reconciliation Commission

Yle News
Posted: Thursday, November 14, 2019 at 09:47 — Last Updated: Thursday, November 14, 2019 at 09:52
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After years of negotiations and planning in the Sámi Parliament, the Finnish government has agreed to the formation of a

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Blog Business Business (Sweden) General Sweden 

Blog – Kiruna, an Arctic Swedish town built and relocated for mining

Mia Bennett
Posted: Wednesday, November 6, 2019 at 13:50 — Last Updated: Wednesday, November 6, 2019 at 14:42
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The Arctic mining town of Kiruna, Sweden has a mythical allure to it. The community of 18,000 people built its

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Finland General Society Society (Finland) 

Tour operator ends visits to sacred Sami island in Arctic Finland

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, November 4, 2019 at 11:06 — Last Updated: Monday, November 4, 2019 at 13:56
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Tour operator Visit Inari pays respect to local indigenous culture. The island of Ukonsaari, Äijih in Inari Sámi, is the

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Culture Culture (Finland) Finland General 

BBC lists Sami journalist Sara Wesslin among world’s 100 most influential women

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, October 18, 2019 at 15:13
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Sara Wesslin is actively working to revitalize the Skolt Sámi language that was on the brink of extinction. The BBC

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Finland General Politics Politics (Finland) 

Sámi Parliament of Finland torn on local rights, urban influence

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, September 24, 2019 at 10:44 — Last Updated: Wednesday, September 25, 2019 at 09:34
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The nearly-monthlong Sámi Parliament elections entered their final week on Monday, and on Tuesday Finland’s national broadcaster Yle published the

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Finland General Politics Politics (Finland) 

Long read – The Arctic railway: Building a future or destroying a culture?

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Wednesday, September 18, 2019 at 14:52 — Last Updated: Friday, September 20, 2019 at 13:56
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The Arctic railway project from Rovaniemi, Finland to Kirkenes, Norway caused heated debate in Europe until it was tanked by

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General Society Society (Sweden) Sweden 

Twenty-five Indigenous Sami remains returned by museum are reburied in northern Sweden

Dave Russell and Sara Björne, Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, August 9, 2019 at 10:16 — Last Updated: Friday, August 9, 2019 at 15:53
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Twenty-five skulls from indigenous Sami people were laid to rest Friday at a graveyard in northern Sweden, more than 70

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Finland General News Politics Politics (Finland) 

Sámi youth oppose proposed Arctic rail line in northern Finland

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, May 22, 2019 at 10:28 — Last Updated: Friday, May 24, 2019 at 14:59
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As lawmakers have gathered at Helsinki’s House of the Estates for government formation negotiations over the past several days, demonstrators

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Finland General News Politics Politics (Finland) 

Authorities in Arctic Finland plan zones for controversial rail line

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at 10:26 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at 13:50
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The Regional Council of Lapland decided on Monday to include a controversial rail line from Rovaniemi to Kirkenes, Norway in

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Business Business (Finland) Finland General News 

How tourism is bringing new life to a Sami community in Arctic Finland

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, April 22, 2019 at 04:00 — Last Updated: Monday, May 6, 2019 at 09:35
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In Inari, mining companies are not welcome and the quickly growing tourism industry is run by local developers. Sustainable solutions

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Environment Environment (Norway) General News Norway 

Minister downplays environmental impact of planned mine in Arctic Norway

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, April 15, 2019 at 14:48 — Last Updated: Monday, April 15, 2019 at 14:52
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Dumping of tailings into the Repparfjord on Norway’s Barents Sea coast will not be problematic in such a way that

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Culture Culture (Norway) General News Norway 

Norway sends song with Sami joik to Eurovision Song Contest

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, March 11, 2019 at 12:21 — Last Updated: Friday, March 15, 2019 at 12:31
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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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Environment Environment (Norway) General News Norway 

Controversial copper mine in Arctic Norway gets green light

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, February 14, 2019 at 14:07
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Indigenous Sami interests and environmental groups will appeal the Norwegian Government’s decision on Thursday to grant permission for controversial mine

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Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General News 

What a Saami-led project in Arctic Finland can teach us about Indigenous science

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Monday, February 11, 2019 at 12:58 — Last Updated: Friday, February 15, 2019 at 15:01
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A successful Saami-led, salmon rewilding project on the Näätämö river in Arctic Finland illustrates the success of partnership between Indigenous

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