In Norway's far north, members of the Sámi minority and environmental activists are trying to block the construction of a copper mine
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Scandinavia has its own dark history of assimilating Indigenous people, and churches played a role – but are apologizing
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Festival goers north of the Arctic circle in Finland have been treated to a line-up of rap artists – including Indigenous artists performing in their native language, Sámi
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Sámi introduce certification to promote ethical tourism in Finland – Responsible Sámi Tourism Certificate will recognise tourism businesses whose operations align with Sámi values
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A new wave of positive-impact experiences in northern Finland is finally allowing the Sámi to benefit from the tourism boom
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Reindeer movements are causing conflict in the Umeå region ahead of this week's Rally Sweden round of the World Rally Championship
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Set in an otherworldly landscape surrounded by glaciers, forests and lakes – how the Arctic town of Bodø became Europe's Capital of Culture
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Sámi artist Tomas Colbengtson is the latest recipient of The Queen Sonja Print Award, the world's most important prize for printmaking
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The Sámi museum Siida in Finland was awarded the top prize at this year's European Museum of the Year Awards
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Norwegian court finds police acted unreasonably in fining activists who blocked government buildings
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Reindeer skins and sonic looms – Borealis music festival dives into Sámi culture in the Norwegian city of Bergen
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Northern Sámi, a language spoken in the Arctic, has more than 300 words for snow and a special word for "frightened reindeer" – can it survive in a warmer world?
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Norway and the Sámi people end a dispute over Europe's largest onshore wind farm – deal includes a future-oriented solution that safeguards reindeer farming rights
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Sámi rights activists in Norway charged over protests against wind farm affecting reindeer herding
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Indigenous Sámi activist set up camp outside the Norwegian parliament to protest against wind turbines built on land traditionally used by reindeer herders
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Dozens of reindeer have been killed for crossing into Russia, as Norway fixes Arctic fence to stop the Sámi herds crossing the border
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Respect existence or expect resistance – protests in Norway against wind farm on Sámi land
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Activists block Norway's energy ministry, protesting against wind turbines built on land traditionally used by the Sámi indigenous people
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Saami Council has demanded Square Enix remove the Far Northern Attire from Final Fantasy XIV due to the use of cultural property and an infringement of rights
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A Swedish town is on the move, one building at a time – subsidence from the world's biggest iron ore mine threatens to swallow up the Arctic town of Kiruna
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Swedish reindeer herders say their animals are being affected by wind farms and other industry
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Greta Thunberg Foundation has donated £158,000 to cover legal costs of indigenous people in Sweden's Arctic as they battle a British mining company
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Indigenous Sámi cinema meets a global audience – transformation of the Nordic Pavilion into the “Sámi Pavilion” at this year's Venice Biennale
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Indigenous reindeer herders fear the drive towards a more sustainable economy is destroying their traditional way of life and identity in Sweden
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Three centuries on, a shaman's precious rune drum returns home – instrument confiscated by the Danes is given back to the Sámi
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UN experts call for Sweden to scrap a planned iron ore mine – toxic waste and other contaminants would cause 'irreversible risks' to land used by the Sámi
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Herders in Lapland are struggling to locate thousands of reindeer that have run away after warm weather left the food they graze on covered by a layer of ice
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Norway's supreme court stripped two wind farms of their operating licences in a case that could boost the legal rights of the country's indigenous Sámi people
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Roads into Norway will get new signs with the country name also written in the indigenous Sámi language depending on the region
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Sámi National Day – National day that falls on February 6th. This date was when the first Sámi congress was held in 1917 in Trondheim, Norway
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Sámi reindeer herders file lawsuit against Norway windfarm – indigenous communities say planned Øyfjellet turbines will interfere with migration paths
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Sámi herders won back exclusive rights to hunting and fishing in their area of the Arctic – but that has led to heightened tensions between them and local Swedes
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Sweden's climate solution is now the Sámi people's problem – winters are becoming warmer and climate change is making conditions for the reindeer unsafe
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Sweden has been criticized by the UN for failings when it comes to the rights of the indigenous Sámi people
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Supreme Court has granted Sámi in the far north the sole right to manage small-game hunting on its land – and not the Swedish state
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Sámi are the only officially recognised indigenous people in the EU and some of their languages are on the brink of extinction
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Norway gives Sámi names to distant star and planet as part of the 100th anniversary of the International Astronomical Union
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In Sweden's Arctic, ice atop snow leaves reindeer starving
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Oslo's city council wants the Norwegian capital to have an official name in Sámi
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Sweden's indigenous Sámi people threatened by climate change – global warming is putting the lifestyles of Arctic indigenous people under threat
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Norway's Bodø named a European Capital of Culture for 2024
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Norway Sámi community fights for survival as temperatures rise
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Sweden to return remains of twenty-five Sámi people after more than half a century – historic event aimed at mending ties with the community
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'Will I have existed?' The unprecedented plan to move an Arctic city.
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