(via anthropologyworks) British-Canadian anthropologist Robert Paine died at the age of 84. Eveybody who's interested in the Northern and Polar areas will know his name. He sent his most recent article for publication just weeks ago. Last year his… more »
Category: "Saami"
by lorenz on Dec 4, 2006 in indigenous people / minorities, Us and Them, inuit, Saami, Arctic / Northern Regions, history, websites
56 artists, theorists, politicians, and grassroots activists from all over the world participated in the project that took place in Iceland, The Faroe Islands, Sapmi, Norway, Sweden and Finland. They exchanged colonial and postcolonial experiences and st… more »
by lorenz on Nov 13, 2005 in indigenous people / minorities, Saami, Northern America, websites • 2 comments »
In the 19th century, lots of Norwegians emigrated to America. Among them, there were many Sami people. Today, there's still a large community of Sami in Northern America. The Sami Siida of North America is the single active representative of the Sami cul… more »
by lorenz on Apr 22, 2005 in indigenous people / minorities, ecology nature, Saami, Arctic / Northern Regions
Six Degrees, Finnland
Greenpeace have set up a Forest Rescue Station in Finnish Lapland to stop the logging of forests used as natural pastures by Sami reindeer herders. This action also highlights outstanding disputes concerning the land rights of th… more »
by lorenz on Nov 15, 2004 in indigenous people / minorities, culture traditions, Us and Them, globalisation, Saami
Six Degrees, Helsinki
Europeans romanticize American Indians but they forget that the Sámi are the indigenous people of the northern countries. What do you think about this?
In Norway people began recognising this connection through a continuous stre… more »
Sami Radio
The President of the Saami Parliament, Sven-Roald Nystø, will not run for office next year. Consequently the stage is set for a change of power – for the first time in history, the President could be a woman. >> les mer more »
by lorenz on Sep 1, 2004 in indigenous people / minorities, religion cosmology, culture traditions, Us and Them, Saami, Arctic / Northern Regions
AP / Yahoo News
Nearly 400 years after the worst of the Norwegian witch trials ripped through the area, approximately 100 people have made their way to the small town of Vardoe, just over 2,000 kilometers (1,250 miles) from the North Pole, for norther… more »
by lorenz on Jul 26, 2004 in indigenous people / minorities, Saami, music, Arctic / Northern Regions
Nunatsiaq News
Nunavik performers had enthusiastic audiences at last week's Riddu Riddu festival in Arctic Norway, where attendance at the circumpolar arts, music and culture bash broke all previous records.
Some Sámi now consider Riddu Riddu to ha… more »
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