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Norwegian Sámi Association
The Norwegian Sámi Association ( ; ; ; ), also known as NSR, is the largest Sámi organization in Norway. The association was founded in 1968. Purpose The NSR actively runs cultural, social, and informational work through local groups and Sámi associations. In total, 24 Sámi associations are attached to the NSR. The NSR is also active politically, running for elections in ''Sametinget'' (the Sámi Parliament of Norway) and sending delegates to the Sámi Council. The NSR was founded in 1968, so it has been contributing to the development of Sámi society and culture since before the Sámi Parliament was established. The NSR goal is to unite the Sámi people across different special interests. As such, the NSR is independent of any outside political parties or religions. Since the establishment of the Sámi Parliament in 1989, the NSR has held the leadership and presidency of the organization. The Sámi Parliament presidents have been Ole Henrik Magga from Kautokeino (1989& ...
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Sámi People
The Sámi ( ; also spelled Sami or Saami) are the traditionally Sámi languages, Sámi-speaking indigenous people inhabiting the region of Sápmi, which today encompasses large northern parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and of the Kola Peninsula in Russia. The region of Sápmi was formerly known as Lapland, and the Sámi have historically been known in English as Lapps or Laplanders, but these terms are regarded as offensive by the Sámi, who prefer their own endonym, e.g. Northern Sámi . Their traditional languages are the Sámi languages, which are classified as a branch of the Uralic language family. Traditionally, the Sámi have pursued a variety of livelihoods, including coastal fishing, fur trapping, and Shepherd, sheep herding. Their best-known means of livelihood is semi-nomadic reindeer herding. about 10% of the Sámi were connected to reindeer herding, which provides them with meat, fur, and transportation; around 2,800 Sámi people were actively involved in reindeer ...
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Aili Keskitalo
Aili Keskitalo (born 29 October 1968) is a Norwegian Sami politician representing the Norwegian Sámi Association (NSR), who has served as the president of the Sami Parliament for three terms, from 2005 to 2007, 2013 to 2016 and 2017 to 2021. Prior to her current presidency, she served as president of the Sami Parliament of Norway in 2005, the third in its history and the first female President of any Sami Parliament. She stepped down in September 2007. The collapse of her coalition made way for the first ever non-NSR presidency, led by Egil Olli from the Norwegian Labour Party. She was re-elected in 2013 and served until 2016. The year after she returned for her third stint as president of the Sami Parliament. In 2020, Keskitalo announced that she would not seek re-election in the 2021 election. She has a Master in Public Administration from Copenhagen Business School, in which she compared the school systems in Norway and Greenland.Keskitalo, Aili 2005: ''Høyere utdanningsin ...
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Indigenous Rights Organizations In Europe
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Sámi In Norway
Acronyms * SAMI, ''Synchronized Accessible Media Interchange'', a closed-captioning format developed by Microsoft * Saudi Arabian Military Industries, a government-owned defence company * South African Malaria Initiative, a virtual expertise network of malaria researchers People * Sami (name), including lists of people with the given name or surname * Sámi people, the indigenous people of Norway, Sweden, the Kola Peninsula and Finland * Samantha Shapiro (born 1993), American gymnast nicknamed "Sami" Places * Sami (ancient city), an ancient Greek city in the Peloponnese * Sami, Burkina Faso, a district * Sämi, a village in Lääne-Viru County in northeastern Estonia * Sami District, Gambia * Sami, Cephalonia, Greece, a municipality ** Sami Bay, east of Sami, Cephalonia * Sami, Gujarat, India, a town * Sami, Paletwa, Myanmar, a town Other uses * Sámi languages, languages spoken by the Sámi * Sami (chimpanzee), kept at the Belgrade Zoo * Sami, a common name for ''P ...
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Saami Council
The Saami Council is a voluntary, non-governmental organization of the Sámi people made up of nine Sámi member organizations from Finland, Norway, Russia, and Sweden. Since the founding of the Nordic Saami Council in 1956, among the first indigenous peoples' organizations, the Saami Council has actively dealt with Sámi public policy tasks. In 1992, when Russian Sámi groups joined the council, "Nordic" was removed from the council's name. The secretary was previously sited in both Helsinki and Utsjoki, Finland, but is now in Karasjok (village), Kárášjohka, Norway. The Saami Council is funded by a range of grants, and its engagements are based on decisions, statements, declarations, and political programs from the Saami Conference held every four years. Purpose The purposes of the Saami Council are to: * promote and safeguard Sámi rights and interest; * consolidate the feeling of affinity among the Sámi people; * attain recognition for the Sámi as one people and an indige ...
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Sámi Organisations
Acronyms * SAMI, ''Synchronized Accessible Media Interchange'', a closed-captioning format developed by Microsoft * Saudi Arabian Military Industries, a government-owned defence company * South African Malaria Initiative, a virtual expertise network of malaria researchers People * Sami (name), including lists of people with the given name or surname * Sámi people, the indigenous people of Norway, Sweden, the Kola Peninsula and Finland * Samantha Shapiro (born 1993), American gymnast nicknamed "Sami" Places * Sami (ancient city), an ancient Greek city in the Peloponnese * Sami, Burkina Faso, a district * Sämi, a village in Lääne-Viru County in northeastern Estonia * Sami District, Gambia * Sami, Cephalonia, Greece, a municipality ** Sami Bay, east of Sami, Cephalonia * Sami, Gujarat, India, a town * Sami, Paletwa, Myanmar, a town Other uses * Sámi languages, languages spoken by the Sámi * Sami (chimpanzee), kept at the Belgrade Zoo * Sami, a common name for ''P ...
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Ragnhild Lydia Nystad
Ragnhild or Ragnhildr is a Nordic feminine given name, and may refer to: People * Ragnhild (saint) (), Swedish saint * Ragnhildr, mother of Harald I of Norway * Ragnhildr ''in ríka'', daughter of Eric of Jutland, wife to Harald Fairhair and mother of Eric Bloodaxe, e.g. in ''Heimskringla'' * Ragnhildr, daughter of Erling Skialgson, brother-in-law to Óláfr Tryggvason * Ragnhild, daughter of Amlaíb mac Sitriuc of Dublin and mother of Gruffudd ap Cynan of Gwynedd * Ragnhild (962-1002), under the Slavic name of Rogneda of Polotsk princess of Principality of Polotsk, princess consort of Rus' * Princess Ragnhild of Norway (1930–2012) * Ragnhild Aamodt (born 1980), Norwegian handball player * Ragnhild Aarflot Kalland (born 1960), Norwegian politician for the Centre Party * Ragnhild Barland (1934–2015), Norwegian politician for the Labour Party * Ragnhild Eriksdotter (died 984), daughter of Eric Bloodaxe * Ragnhild Haga (born 1991), Norwegian cross-country skier * Hildr Hrólfsd ...
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Silje Karine Muotka
Silje Karine Muotka (born 12 April 1975) is a Norwegian-Sámi politician from Unjárga Municipality who lives in Alta Municipality, Norway. Muotka is the president of the Sámi Parliament of Norway and was formerly a member of the Sámi Parliament's executive council. Education Muotka has been involved in Sámi politics and activism since her youth, and she has worked with Sámi organizations since the 1990s. She studied law and culture at the University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway, and administration and leadership at the Bodø Graduate School of Business. She works at the University of Tromsø. Political career Sámi Parliament From 1993 to 1997 she served as a substitute member in the Sámi Parliament, and in 1996 she was named to a working group on Sámi youth. From 1997 to 2000 she served as a substitute for the leader of the Sámi cultural council. From 2006 to 2008 she served as president of the Norwegian Sámi Association The Norwegian Sámi Asso ...
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Tysfjord Municipality
or is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1869 until its dissolution in 2020. The area is now part of Narvik Municipality and Hamarøy Municipality in the traditional district of Ofoten. Its administrative centre was the village of Kjøpsvik. Other villages in Tysfjord included Drag, Hundholmen, Korsnes, Musken, Rørvika, Skarberget, and Storå. There is a very large population of Lule Sami people in the area, and the Árran Lule Sami Center is in the village of Drag. With the Norwegian language and Lule Sami language both as official languages of the municipality, Tysfjord was the only municipality in Norway where speakers of Lule Sami should theoretically have been able to speak that language with officials, although this did not come completely to fruition. At the time of its dissolution, Tysfjord was the 56th largest by area of the 422 municipalities in Norway and the 330th most populous, with 1,925 people in , for a ...
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Sámi Parliament Of Norway
The Sámi Parliament of Norway (, , Lule Sami and , , , ) is the representative body for people of Sámi heritage in Norway. It acts as an institution of cultural autonomy for the Sami people of Norway. The parliament opened on 9 October 1989 and its seat is in the village of Kárášjohka (Karasjok) in Kárášjoga Municipality in Finnmark county. It currently has 39 representatives, who are elected every four years by direct vote from 7 constituencies. The last election was in 2021. Unlike the neighboring Sámi Parliament of Finland, the 7 constituencies cover the entire country. The current president is Silje Karine Muotka who represents the Norwegian Sámi Association. History In 1964, the Norwegian Sámi Council was established to address Sámi matters. The members of the body were appointed by state authorities. This body was replaced by the Sámi Parliament. In 1978, the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate published a plan that called for the con ...
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Sven-Roald Nystø
Sven-Roald Nystø (born 30 September 1956) is a Lule Sámi politician from Storå in Tysfjord Municipality, Norway. He has worked for the Lule Sámi cultural and language center Árran as a senior advisor. Nystø has been a board member and leader of the Norwegian Sámi Association. He served as a representative in the Sámi Parliament of Norway from 1993 to 1995, representing the districts of Midt-Troms and Midtre-Nordland for the Norwegian Sámi Association. Nystø was later the president of the Sámi Parliament for two terms, from 1997 to 2005. Before he became president, he was vice-president under Ole Henrik Magga. He also served on , the Sámi Rights Committee, and was head of the Indigenous Committee on the Barents Regional Council. Nystø led the work of the Sámi Parliament in consultations with the Norwegian authorities on the Finnmark Act. Nystø was also president when the Sámi Parliament and the Bondevik government signed an agreement on consultations between the ...
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