The purpose of Norway's Sami Act is to make it possible for the Sami people in Norway to protect and develop their language, their culture and their community life. The first Sami Assembly ...

Joar Nango is one of only a few practicing Sámi architects in the world. He has travelled to Aotearoa New Zealand to present, ...

This action was a protest against a wind farm in central Norway’s Fosen district, believed to impinge upon the rights of the Sámi people, an indigenous group known for their traditional ...

A policy of “Norwegianization” silenced the languages of Indigenous people and forced ... Sweden and Norway, which is home to the largest Sami population. The Kvens and Forest Finns are ...

Norway is a land of breathtaking beauty, rich culture, and intriguing history. Whether you're a curious traveler, a trivia ...

The Sami, meanwhile, are an Indigenous people spread across northern Europe, including Finland, Sweden, Norway and Russia. This region has been called Lapland; however the terms Lapps/Laplanders ...

Few places are experiencing the effects of climate change as vividly as the Arctic. Scientists say temperatures in the far north have risen by more than two degrees Celsius since the industrial ...

Norway has formally apologized to Indigenous peoples and other minority groups ... The Norwegian parliament issued the apology this week to the Sami, Kven and Forest Finns and outlined the actions ...

The Sami are Norway's indigenous people, and have been living in northern Scandinavia for over 10,000 years. Travel to Northern Norway to experience their culture. Powered by Nature. A journey ...

And just last week, two different U.N. committees found that Finland violated the rights of the Sámi by granting mineral exploration permits in Finnish Sápmi — the homelands of the Sámi peoples that ...

The Sami are an Arctic Indigenous people. There is no census just for ... Their traditional homeland stretches across Arctic Finland, Sweden, Norway and Russia’s Kola Peninsula.