What a landmark ruling for the Sámi people in Finland means for the protection of Indigenous rights globally
In October 2024, the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (UNCESCR) issued a landmark decision ...
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Researchers find microplastics for the first time in the Finnish Sámi waters
In Finland’s freezing Arctic, lakes and rivers have nourished the lifeways of Indigenous Skolt Sámi communities for generations as they fished and herded reindeer. But three years of research ...
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Rematriation of Sámi cultural heritage
A ládjogahpir is a crownlike, graceful headgear that was used by Sámi women until the end of the 19th century in the Sámi area in what is now northern Norway and Finland. This hat was prominent in ...
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Eye on the Arctic
The Sami are an Arctic Indigenous people whose traditional homeland spans the Arctic regions of Norway, Sweden, Finland and the Kola Peninsula in Russia’s western Arctic, an area they refer to ...
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The Struggle of a Sámi Biology Teacher
In a personal insight, she explains why. Try to imagine this: you’re a 13-year-old Sámi youth living in Inari, located on the Finnish side of Sápmi, the home area of Sámi people. It’s your 3rd day in ...
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The move reflects an increased focus on Indigenous art practices in museums around the world
The Northern Sámi artist Máret Ánne Sara—who explores political and ecological issues affecting the Sámi and Indigenous ...
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What a landmark ruling for the Sámi people in Finland means for the protection of Indigenous rights globally
Laura Dehaibi does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...