Sami mark 50th anniversary of their Parliament in Finland rcinet.ca - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from rcinet.ca Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
There are around 10,000 Sami in Finland, a country of 5.5 million, with a third of whom those still living in the traditional Sami homeland areas. Since 1996 they have been represented by the Samediggi, a constitutionally recognised consultative body.
It’s the third time attempts to reform Finland’s Sámi Parliament Act have failed
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A controversial package of reforms to Finland's law governing rights for the Indigenous Sámi people has failed, shattering the hopes of Sámi activists
Bitter disappointment as Finland s attempt to reform Indigenous law fails — again cbc.ca - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cbc.ca Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.