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Norway celebrates Sami Day on February 6th. Pictured is the Sami flag. Photo by Thom Reijnders on Unsplash February 6th marks Sami Day in Norway, and for more than 30 years events have been held ...
OSLO, Sept 11 (Reuters) - An Indigenous Sami activist set up camp outside the Norwegian parliament on Monday to protest against wind turbines built on land traditionally used by Sami reindeer ...
They say the wind farm is still operating despite an October 2021 ruling by Norway’s Supreme Court that said the construction of wind turbines violated the rights of the Sami, who have used the ...
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Outside of the royal palace, in Oslo, seven Sámi youths waited to speak with King Harald V of Norway. They wore gáktis, their traditional clothing, and on the lawn, near the neoclassical ...
Activists protest against the wind turbines at Fosen, in Oslo, Norway, Friday, March 3, 2023. (Alf Simensen/NTB Scanpix via AP) 33,714 people played the daily Crossword recently. Can you solve it ...
Norway’s Indigenous artists are gaining profile at home and abroad. A significant milestone came in 2022, when the Nordic Pavilion at the Venice Biennale was rebranded as the Sámi Pavilion ...
Last week, Norway’s Parliament, the Storting, issued an unreserved apology for its assimilation policies towards Sami, Kven and Forest Finn peoples. It also laid out a series of resolutions to ...
They say the wind farm is still operating despite an October 2021 ruling by Norway’s Supreme Court that said the construction of wind turbines violated the rights of the Sami, who have used the ...