#sapmi

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Sami family in traditional clothing, Finland. Photographed by Kortcentralen Helsingfors, ca 1936

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Kautokeino, 1975. Sami easter festival.

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The Sámi are the Indigenous peoples of the vast circumpolar region of northern Fennoscandia and the Kola Peninsula, whose distinct cultures, languages and lifeways have developed in close relation to Arctic and sub-Arctic landscapes; they live across parts of what are today northern Norway, Sweden, Finland and northwest Russia, and are not a single homogeneous group but a constellation of Sámi nations and language communities speaking several Sámi languages (members of the Uralic family) — Northern Sámi being the most widely spoken — along with Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish or Russian to varying degrees. Historically their economies combined reindeer herding (a central livelihood and cultural anchor for many, but not all, Sámi), fishing, hunting, small-scale farming and trade, and those traditional subsistence practices remain culturally important even as many Sámi have urbanized and work in a wide range of modern professions; place, seasonal movement, and intimate ecological knowledge shape social organization, kinship and seasonal rituals. Sámi material culture is distinctive — the brightly patterned gákti (traditional clothing), intricate handicrafts known as duodji made from wood, bone, leather and textile, and silverwork — while the vocal tradition of joik (a form of song that can evoke people, places or emotions) embodies a non-Western aesthetic and spiritual relationship to landscape and memory. Over centuries Sámi societies experienced Christianization, state assimilation policies and pressure on land-use, which led to loss of language and rights in many communities; in recent decades there has been a lively cultural and political revival marked by language revitalization, contemporary art and literature, legal and political mobilization (including the establishment of Sámi representative bodies in several countries), and activism on land rights, resource development and environmental protection. Today Sámi identity is lived in many ways: some communities prioritize reindeer pastoralism and seasonal mobility, others center urban Sámi cultural institutions, and many individuals combine ancestral practices with modern education and careers; across these differences, Sámi people continue to assert their status as Indigenous peoples with distinct worldviews, legal claims to territory and cultural heritage, and a dynamic presence that is both rooted in northern landscapes and engaged with global Indigenous movements.

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Lil Soccer themed sketch comm for my dear @jaegershund of Oddie in their Sápmi gear

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Extremt korrekt åsikt funnen på Lunds universitet

Translation:

Sweden is a colonial power

Sweden never stopped exploiting and colonising Sāpmi

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friendly reminder that there are indigenous people in Europe who want their land back as well

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Sweden steals more of Sami land with the expansion of mining which threatens their culture and future

EU Promoting Strategic Mining Projects on Sámi Lands: A Devastating Betrayal of Indigenous Rights and Sápmi’s Future — Sámiráđđi

The European Commission’s recent decision to approve the mining projects Talga Graphite in Nunasvaara, LKAB ReeMap in Malmberget, and LKAB P

The approval of these mining projects, classified as "Strategic Projects," directly undermines the rights of the Sámi people. By fast-tracking these mining projects with an expedited 27-month permitting process, the EU prioritizes resource extraction over our fundamental rights to free, prior, and informed consent. This decision risks bypassing essential environmental safeguards and further marginalizing Sámi communities. “The EU is promoting the exploitation of minerals that contribute to human rights abuses  within the EU” Per-Olof Nutti, President of the Saami Council states. “This is a direct violation of our rights as the only recognized Indigenous People within the EU. It is an attack on our culture, our land, and our future.”

Photos: Entire church moved in Sweden’s Kiruna city for mine expansion

The relocation of the 113-year-old church is part of a 30-year project to move about 3,000 homes in the city.

“This area is traditional Sami land,” Lars-Marcus Kuhmunen, chair of the local Gabna Sami community, said. “This area was grazing land and also a land where the calves of the reindeer were born.” If plans for another nearby mine go ahead after the move, that would cut the path from the reindeer’s summer and winter pastures, making herding “impossible” in the future, he said. “Fifty years ago, my great-grandfather said the mine is going to eat up our way of life, our reindeer herding. And he was right,” he added.