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Certification marks help both Sami artisans and consumers, says council

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Thursday, January 26, 2023 at 15:36
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With more people purchasing Sami handicrafts and arts, the Saami Council says the recent launch of special trademarks will help

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Finland passes winter’s midway point

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, December 21, 2022 at 12:33
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This year’s winter solstice falls on 21 December. Wednesday marks the winter solstice, making it the shortest day of the

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Fleeing Russia, Andrei seeks asylum in what for him is still historical homeland, Sapmi

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, November 29, 2022 at 11:36 — Last Updated: Tuesday, November 29, 2022 at 15:42
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“I’m pleased to be on this side of the border. To be free and not persecuted. To speak the truth

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Controversial Sámi bill sent to parliamentary committees for consideration

Yle News
Posted: Friday, November 25, 2022 at 12:34
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Following a plenary debate on Friday afternoon, MPs have agreed to send a controversial bill related to Sámi rights to

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Sami parliament in Finland to discuss government proposal to amend act

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Friday, November 18, 2022 at 15:30 — Last Updated: Friday, November 18, 2022 at 15:52
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The assembly of the Sami parliament in Finland will take place later this month to discuss proposed amendments to the

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Contested Sámi Parliament law heading to Finnish parliament following Centre pushback

Yle News
Posted: Friday, November 18, 2022 at 10:26
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After ministers voted 11 to 3, Justice Minister Anna-Maja Henriksson, who drafted the bill, said she regretted the decision was

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Lack of progress on Sami act in Finland “deeply concerning:” Sami Parliamentary Council

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Posted: Wednesday, November 16, 2022 at 16:07 — Last Updated: Wednesday, November 16, 2022 at 16:34
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The body made up of the Sámi parliaments in Finland, Norway, and Sweden said on Wednesday that it’s “deeply concerned”

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Disputed Sámi Parliament law goes to Finnish parliament on Thursday

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, November 15, 2022 at 11:13
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The Centre Party has repeatedly delayed the new law. Prime Minister Sanna Marin (SDP) says that the government’s proposed Sámi Parliament

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International Indigenous education conference chance to share experiences

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Monday, October 17, 2022 at 15:21
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The recent international conference on Indigenous education was an important occasion to share experiences and make connections, says the leader

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Award-winning novel set in Sapmi to get Netflix treatment

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Tuesday, September 6, 2022 at 15:40
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A novel by Swedish writer Ann-Helen Laestadius about a woman’s struggle to defend her Indigenous heritage in Sapmi will be

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Truth & Reconciliation Commission in Finland—Election of new commissioners postponed

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Thursday, August 25, 2022 at 14:07
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The Sami Parliament in Finland postponed the election of new commissioners to the country’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission this month

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Moscow threatens to block Marianne’s news online over interview from 2018

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, August 19, 2022 at 09:48 — Last Updated: Friday, August 19, 2022 at 09:49
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Journalist and publisher Marianne Hofman refuses to depublish the article despite being threatened by Russia’s censorship agency. “Instead I will

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Greta Thunberg donates prize money to Finnish Sámi youth organisation

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, May 24, 2022 at 11:36
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The Finnish Sámi Youth (SSN) organisation said it was surprised by the news that Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg would

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Finnish Sámi activists win fishing rights case

Yle News
Posted: Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 10:39
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The Supreme Administrative Court has acquitted Sámi activists of breaking fishing rules on the Tenojoki river, in a ruling that

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Russian Sami activist protesting Ukrainian conflict seeks asylum in Norway

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, April 4, 2022 at 15:00
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“I can never return to Russia before the genocide regime is changed,” says Andrei Danilov, a Kildin Sámi from Olenegorsk

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