New Swedish constitution recognises Saami
The newly drafted Swedish constitution has declared that the Saami are no longer an ethnic minority but a fully-fledged people.
Saami against Canadian mining project
Saami people have claimed that a proposal by a Canadian company for gold-mining in Sweden’s northeast violates their UN-recognised human rights and wi...
Sami reindeer herders to be given more freedom under new proposal
A government appointed work group has declared that the indigenous Sami population of Sweden should be granted further freedom to undertake activities...
Saami Parliament against new mining projects in Finnmark
The Saami parliament (Samediggi) governing the indigenous Saami people in Norway, decided not to approve the new mining law which Norwegian legislator...
Finland’s Saami protect their cultural symbols
A problem has risen over the use of traditional Saami cultural symbols in the Finnish tourism industry. After a Saami Council meeting in Rovaniemi, Fi...
Sami population in Finland under threat
Finland’s indigenous people, the Sami, are expressing a growing concern that their traditional way of life may soon disappear, reports IPS. According ...