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Nordic Saami Convention translations
(12.5.2006)
Attached is the Nordic Saami Convention - Unofficial English translation.
Saami Council has originally initatied this important and significant convention in
one of its Saami Conferences in 1986 - 20 years
ago. The convention was submitted to Nordic governments in
November 2005 (read the arcticle from link below). At the moment the hearing
process of the convention is going on in 3 Nordic countries and the deadline to
submit the comments is set on June 15th. In all 3 Nordic countries there are
organised seminars to public about the convention. Saami Council has been
invited to give its comments about the newly prepared proposal as
a convention. "Land and
water rights proposed for Sami people in Nordic countries. Expert panel
submitted a draft convention on indigenous rights." The website of Resource
Centre for the Rights of Indigenous Peoples All the translations of the
convention are gathered on the website of the Norwegian government, under
the Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion.
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