Saami Council

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The Saami Council is a transnational non-governmental organization that represents and promotes the rights, culture, and interests of the Sámi people across Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia.


Statements (52)
Predicate Object
instanceOf indigenous peoples' organization
non-governmental organization
transnational organization
advocatesFor cultural autonomy
implementation of international indigenous rights standards
land and resource rights
linguistic rights
recognition of Sámi as an indigenous people
alternativeName Saami Ráđđi
Sámi Council
cooperatesWith Sámi organizations
Sámi parliaments
engagesWith Council of Europe
European Union
United Nations
focusesOn cultural preservation
environmental protection
human rights
indigenous rights
language preservation
reindeer herding
self-determination
traditional livelihoods
foundedFor promotion of Sámi culture
promotion of Sámi rights
protection of Sámi interests
representation of Sámi people
hasStructure member organizations from Finland
member organizations from Norway
member organizations from Russia
member organizations from Sweden
languageUsed Finnish
Northern Sámi
Norwegian
Russian
Swedish
memberOf Arctic Council
name Saami Council
operatesIn Finland
Norway
Russia
Sweden
organizes Sámi cultural events
politicalAlignment non-partisan
recognizedAs indigenous peoples' organization in the Arctic Council
regionServed Sápmi
represents Sámi people
roleInArcticCouncil permanent participant
scope transnational
supports Sámi arts
Sámi literature
Sámi media

Referenced by (5)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Saami Council ("Sámi Council")
alternativeName
Arctic Council
hasPermanentParticipant
Sámediggi (Finland) ("Sámi Parliamentary Council")
memberOf
Saami Council
name
Sámi
organization

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