Minister downplays environmental impact of planned mine in Arctic Norway
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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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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Finland’s indigenous Sámi score victory in fishing dispute
The District Court of Finnish Lapland has overturned all charges of illicit fishing against four Sámi men from Utsjoki, the
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Controversial copper mine in Arctic Norway gets green light
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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What a Saami-led project in Arctic Finland can teach us about Indigenous science
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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Canada: 2022 Arctic Winter Games to be hosted in northern Alberta
The 2022 Arctic Winter Games will be hosted by the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, in northern Alberta (Canadian Prairies).
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Calls for more Indigenous protection in Sweden on Sami national day
Wednesday is the Sami national day in Sweden, raising the profile of the indigenous group which lives across an area
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Inuit, Sami leading the way in Indigenous self-determination, study says
Indigenous peoples across the globe have been pursuing greater control over their lands and lives and new research says two
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UN Committee blasts Finland over electorate ruling for Sami Parliament
The UN has criticised Finland’s administrative courts for adding 93 people to the electoral register for the Sami parliament against
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Finnish gov pulls bill to ratify convention on Indigenous peoples’ rights
The Juha Sipilä administration has withdrawn draft legislation from the Finnish Parliament that would strengthen Sámi rights. The cabinet said
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Sámi-themed Finnish short film makes Sundance lineup
The Finnish short dance film Eatnanvuloš lottit (“Birds in the Earth”, 2018) by Sámi artist and director Marja Helander has
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Indigenous Sámi community weighs in on Finland’s truth and reconciliation process
Over the summer months, the Office of the Prime Minister organised a series of 29 hearings across the traditional northern
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Video – Arctic LGBT communities meet in northern Norway for Pride parade
Russian, Norwegian, Sámi and Finnish LGBT communities met in Kirkenes, Arctic Norway for the second year in a row
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Saami Council says planned Arctic railway threatens reindeer herders
A railway will affect the income and existence of the reindeer herding communities in the entire area from Rovaniemi in
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Gold mining in northern Finland hurts reindeer, says Natural Resources Institute
Gold mining in Lapland (northern Finland) is causing more ecological problems than a local association has reported, according to the
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