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Sami Parliament reopened, too

Amidst all the recent media coverage in Norway over the opening of Parliament, the change in government in Oslo and its roster of new...

Reindeer herd found shot

Police in Norway's most northern county of Finnmark were investigating the shootings of 24 reindeer whose carcasses were found in the mountains at Nordmannset...

Boine supports harassed Sami woman

Mari Boine, one of Norway's most respected musicians, went on national TV this week to speak out against an ugly incident of harassment against...

Minister orders reindeer slaughter

Norway's agriculture minister wants to slaughter nearly 40,000 more reindeer in the country's most northerly county of Finnmark as quickly as possible. He claims...

Sami Parliament hit by rotting wood

There's something rotten in the Sami Parliament building (Sametinget) and it's threatening the very existence of the architectural landmark in Northern Norway that was constructed...

Nordland train route fatal for wildlife

Animal rights advocates and now the Sami Parliament (Sametinget) in Northern Norway are demanding construction of fences along Norway's northernmost train line, Nordlandsbanen, to...

Politician believes he was cursed by Sami opponent

The acting mayor of a town in northern Norway claims another politician from the Sami Parliament put a curse on him because he'd voted...

Flags fly for Sami National Day

Norway has the largest indigenous Sami population in the Nordic countries, and thousands of them were celebrating what's known as Samefolkets Dag on Monday....

Sami-Norwegian conflict turns hostile

Hostilities were rising in the northern Norwegian city of Tromsø this week, after a conflict over official use of the Sami language descended into...

Mari Boine to sing in English

Norway's indigenous star Sami singer, Mari Boine, is branching into new directions and now plans a new album with English lyrics. She also may...

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