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SAAMI COUNCIL

The Saami Council is a voluntary Saami organization (a non–governmental organization), with Saami member organizations in Finland, Russia, Norway and Sweden. Since it was founded in 1956 the Saami Council has actively dealt with Saami policy tasks.

 
 
 
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News

News archive
High Interest in Sámi art and culture, but weak economy hinders collaboration
High Interest in Sámi art and culture, but weak economy hinders collaboration
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Sámi Advocacy Program
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Finland renews human rights violations by forcing non-Sámi people into the Sámi parliament
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Senior Mentorship opportunity: Shaping advocates for Sápmi
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Saami Council’s statement to the Harvard decision to Halt the SCoPEx Project
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New book on the conditions for Sámi art and duodji in Sápmi and the importance of self-determination
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The UN Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples visits Norway
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The Saami Council Calls for Nominations for the 2024 Literature Award
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Invitation for Sámi performing artists to the Digital network meeting
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Planning a Sámi "arendalsuka" in 2025
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1st Newsletter ReCap ASáp ENG
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The Saami Council is underway with the new youth project "Youth Together for Arctic Futures"
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The Saami Council Welcomes Apple’s Support for the Sámi languages on iOS
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Announcement of Jevgenij Jushkov Memorial Fund – Scholarship 2024
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Saami Council strengthens work on environmental issues
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Statement from the Saami Council: A free Palestine
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The Saami Council announces a temporary project position
Online consultation on the draft Towards decolonial research in the Arctic
Online consultation on the draft Towards decolonial research in the Arctic
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The Saami Council and Suoma Sámiid Guovddášsearvi kick off Interreg project
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Indigenous Navigator National survey now available for Sweden
 
 
 

Events

 
Activity calendar
Saami Council Meeting
Apr 25
Hotel Jussan Tupa
Saami Council Meeting
Hotel Jussan Tupa
Hotel Jussan Tupa
Arctic Youth Dialogue
May 11
Arctic Youth Dialogue
National convention of the National Union of the Swedish Saami People (SSR)
May 28
Stockholm / Stuehkie / Stockholbma / Stockhoalmma
National convention of the National Union of the Swedish Saami People (SSR)
Stockholm / Stuehkie / Stockholbma / Stockhoalmma
Stockholm / Stuehkie / Stockholbma / Stockhoalmma
National convention of the National Association Sáme Ätnam (RSÄ) 
Jun 1
Sundsvall
National convention of the National Association Sáme Ätnam (RSÄ) 
Sundsvall
Sundsvall
National convention of the Reindeer Herders Association of Norway (NBR)
Jun 14
National convention of the Reindeer Herders Association of Norway (NBR)
17th session of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Jul 8
17th session of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Sámi Arena
Jun 9
Sámi Arena
 

 

 
“We, Saami are one people, united in our own culture, language and history, living in areas which, since time immemorial and up to historical times, we alone inhabited and utilized.”
— Saami Political Program 1986 / Saami Council statements
 
 
 
 

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