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.