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 ...

In October 2024, the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (UNCESCR) issued a landmark decision ...

Sámi homelands, known as Sápmi, stretch across northern Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia, and the report’s authors highlight that climate change threatens Sámi people in two ways ...

215-232 (18 pages) Sámi law is the law of the Indigenous Sámi people. The territory where Sámi have historically lived is called Sápmi and encompasses parts of Norway, Sweden ... Eva-Maria Svensson, ...

among the reindeer herding communities of Sweden and Norway. She’s a Sami – the largest indigenous group of people in Europe – and one of a few who herd reindeer using yoik, a traditional ...

Norway's Supreme Court later ruled that the construction of the turbines was illegal, since it had no valid licences, and that it was violating Sami people's rights as granted by the United Nations.

Approximately 50,000 to 100,000 Sami people live in Finland, Sweden, Norway and Russia. Some live outside the actual Sami regions, for example in capital cities. Sami studies is also focused on ...

Vars says that initiatives like SaMOS are important reminders of what can happen when Sami people and institutions at all levels pull together, something especially important as Norway goes ...