Swedish iron ore mine requested to be scrapped by UN
Calls to scrap plans for an iron ore mine in Sweden have been made by two UN human rights experts to protect indigenous Sami people. David Boyd, a spe...
Commission on injustices suffered by Sámi people launched in Sweden
A special commission to investigate is being set up to examine the country’s colonization and attitude towards the indigenous Sámi people. The c...
Sami people of Norway get involved in controversial Dakota Access oil pipeline
The Sami people of Norway have, by way of their parliament in Norway, persuaded the country’s second largest pension fund KLP to withdraw its money fr...
Thousand-year-old arrows found frozen in Swedish mountains
Arrows that have been frozen in Sweden’s northern mountains for around 1,000 years have been found in two separate locations. The perfectly preserved ...