Miners hunting for metals to battery cars threaten Finland’s Sámi reindeer herders’ homeland
Nobody had asked them about exploring for minerals inside their siida, a reindeer foraging area, in northern Finland. The Sámi
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Canadian-style reconciliation commissions draw mixed reaction across Scandinavia
It began with a funding announcement — and a modest one at that. Last week, the Swedish government announced $175,000
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Can climate adaptation be culturally sustainable in the Arctic?
While ways of reindeer husbandry may be adaptable to the changing climate, intergenerational transmission of Indigenous knowledge can be negatively
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Eye on the Arctic report The Arctic Railway among finalists at Canadian Association of Journalists Awards
Eye on the Arctic has been named as a finalist at the 2019 Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) Awards in the
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Arctic railway dream fades away as Sami herders signal ‘veto’
Sami politicians and reindeer herders across the Norwegian-Finnish border join efforts and make clear no Arctic railway from Kirkenes to
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Sami culture and concerns on display at annual Jokkmokk market in Swedish Lapland
Thursday is Sami National Day, celebrated by the indigenous people of Sweden’s north. It’s also when the annual Jokkmokk Winter
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Swedish Sami and hunters react to historic win over state in land use case
The Supreme Court, in Stockholm, was packed with people, most in traditional Sami dress, waiting for the result of a
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Sami indigenous village wins historic land use case over Swedish state
The Supreme Court has granted a Sami association in the far north the sole right to manage small-game hunting on
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Sámi reconciliation process gains final approval in Finland
The Sámi Parliament of Finland on Tuesday officially accepted the mandate of a Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), tasked with
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Sámi rapper Ailu Valle wins Finnish state art prize
An indigenous hip-hop musician and a disability rights activist are among the winners of this year’s state arts prizes. Hip-hop
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Canadian exhibition showcases cutting-edge Indigenous art from around the globe, including Arctic
A major art exhibit is underway in Canada featuring contemporary works by some 70 Indigenous artists, several of them from
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Finnish gov agrees to formation of Sámi Truth and Reconciliation Commission
After years of negotiations and planning in the Sámi Parliament, the Finnish government has agreed to the formation of a
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Russia shuts down Arctic Indigenous rights group
Director of the group, Rodion Sulyandziga, says Russia’s goal with the shutdown is to keep indigenous peoples outside any international,
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Blog – Kiruna, an Arctic Swedish town built and relocated for mining
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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Indigenous Sami groups face each other in Swedish court over reindeer grazing rights
Today, a unique trial gets underway in the district court of Lycksele, northern Sweden to decide who has the right
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