The Sámi are the traditionally Sámi-speaking Indigenous peoples 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 Sápmi. Their traditional languages are the Sámi languages,which are classified as a branch of the Uralic language family.
is a municipality in Finnmark county,Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Karasjok. Other villages include Dorvonjárga,Šuoššjávri,and Váljohka.
Aili Keskitalo 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.
The Sámi Parliament of Norway 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 Sámi Parliament of Finland is the representative body for people of Sámi heritage in Finland. The parliament consists of 21 elected members and 4 elected deputy members. As of 2020,the president is Tuomas Aslak Juuso.
The Sámi Parliament of Sweden is the representative body for people of Sámi heritage in Sweden based in Kiruna. It acts as an institution of cultural autonomy for the indigenous Sámi people.
Erlend Wiborg is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party. He served as deputy mayor of Moss from 2011 to 2013,when he was elected as an MP for Østfold. He has previously served as deputy MP from 2005 to 2013. In parliament,Wiborg served as the first vice chair of the Standing Committee on Labour and Social Affairs from 2013 to 2017,before chairing the committee until 2021.
The 2009 Sámi parliamentary election was held in Norway on September 14,2009. Voters elected 39 members for the Sámi Parliament of Norway.
The 2005 Sámi parliamentary election was held in Norway on September 12,2005. Voters elected 43 members for the Sámi Parliament of Norway.
Árja is a Norwegian Sami political party. The party was founded on 24 May 2008 in Jergul,and its leader is LáiláSusanne Vars. The ideology of the party is claimed to be based on respect for the elderly in society and traditionally based education. Otherwise,the party wants a more open and available Sami Parliament,criticises the Sami Parliament for neglecting traditionally Sami values and society,and thus wants to strengthen the rights for the rural and coastal population.
Sámi politics refers to politics that concern the Sámi ethnic group in Norway,Sweden,Finland and Russia. In a more narrow sense,it has come to indicate the government of Sámi affairs by Sámi political institutions. This article deals with Sámi political structures,with an emphasis on the contemporary institutions.
Britta Margareta Marakatt-Labba is a Swedish Sámi textile artist,painter,graphic artist,and a member of the Máze Group.
Irja Seurujärvi-Kari is a Finnish Sámi politician and academic.
The 2021 Norwegian Sámi parliamentary election was held on 13 September 2021. All 39 seats in the Norwegian Sámi legislature,the Sámediggi,were up for election.
Muotka's Council is the incumbent governing council of the Sámi Parliament of Norway,headed by the President Silje Karine Muotka of the Norwegian Sámi Association. The governing council was installed on 21 October 2021,following the 2021 Norwegian Sámi parliamentary election. It is a coalition council consisting of the Norwegian Sámi Association,the Centre Party,and the Ávjovári Moving Sámi List,known as the Beaiveálgu coalition.
Astri Aasen was a Norwegian painter. She spent most of her life in the city of Trondheim,and in the early 20th century,was taught to paint by Harriet Backer in Oslo. She created a series of portraits of those who attended the first Sámi assembly in 1917. The portraits were acquired by the Sámediggi in the late 20th century,where they remain as of 2021. Following her death,a scholarship for young artists was created by her family.
The 2017 Norwegian Sámi parliamentary election was held on 11 September 2017. All 39 seats in the Norwegian Sámi legislature,the Sámediggi,were up for election.
The 2013 Norwegian Sámi parliamentary election was held on 9 September 2013,simultaneously with the 2013 Norwegian parliamentary election. All 39 seats in the Norwegian Sámi parliament,the Sámediggi,were up for election.
The 2023 Finnish Sámi parliamentary election took place between 4 September and 2 October 2023 to elect 21 members and four deputy members to the Sámi Parliament of Finland.
Bjarne Store-Jakobsen is a Norwegian politician,activist,and journalist. In 2005,he was elected to the Sámi Parliament of Norway as a member of the Labour Party. He was selected by the Sámi parliament to serve as a representative for the Sami People of Norway at the Working Group on Indigenous Peoples at the Barents Euro-Arctic Council,where he would serve as leader. He served as an advisor for the President of the Sámi Parliament Egil Olli until his dismissal in 2011. He would later leave the Labour Party and serve as the leader of the Sámi People's Party.
