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Saami Council

May 03, 2023

The Saami Council (Northern Sami: Sámiráđđi; Lule Sami: Sámeráde; Southern Sami: Saemienraerie; Inari Sami: Sämirääđi; Skolt Sami: Sääʹmsuåvtõs; Kildin Sami: Са̄мь Соббар; Pite Sami: Sámerárre) 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.[1][2] The secretary was previously sited in both Helsinki and Utsjoki, Finland, but is now in 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.

Saami Council
Formation1956
TypeNGO
Location
Region served
Sápmi
FieldsIndigenous rights
Membership
9 organizations
Main organ
Saami Conference
AffiliationsArctic Council
Websitesaamicouncil.net
Formerly called
Nordic Saami Council

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 indigenous people;
  • maintain the cultural, political, economic and social rights of the Sámi in the legislation of the four states and in agreements between states and Sámi representative organizations

The Saami Council actively works to promote Sámi cultural, political, economic, civil, social and spiritual rights and interests by providing statements and proposals regarding Sámi in the four nations. Beyond this, they are exercise influence on behalf of Sámi by participating in international processes related to indigenous peoples around the world, human rights, Arctic and environmental issues and it holds status as permanent participant to the Arctic Council. Further, the organization is represented in the Arctic Council Indigenous Peoples Secretariat (IPS) and the Lásságámmi Foundation [de], and it holds observer status at the Barents Euro-Arctic Council Working Group of Indigenous Peoples (WGIP) and the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). As there is no state-recognized Sámi Parliament in Russia at present, the Russian association members of the Saami Council are given a seat in the Saami Parliamentary Council (SPR), which is basically a cooperating forum for the Sámi parliaments.

The Saami Council emphasizes international collaboration among indigenous peoples' organizations around the world, and holds a particularly close relationship to the Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC), which represents the Inuit, Yupik, and Chukchi[citation needed] of Alaska, Canada, Greenland, and Chukotka (Russia).

The Saami Council is engaging in issues related to the Arctic and the environment with the goal of supporting sustainable management to ensure both the environment and natural resources, as well as Saami livelihoods, for the future. They state that healthy and productive ecosystems are preconditions for the culture and identity of the Sámi.

Organization

The Saami Conference[3] is the highest organ of the Saami Council. It consists of 72 delegates, all of them representing one of the nine member organizations in Finland, Norway, Sweden, and Russia. The conference is held every fourth year and some of the tasks are to confirm the Saami Council's business report and accounting for the previous period, as well as processing resolutions for new issues and a new declaration for the Saami Council.

At the first Saami Conference, which was held in Jokkmokk, Sweden, in 1953, was appointed a working committee supposed to prepare the establishment of the Saami Council. This establishment found place during the second conference in Kárášjohka in 1956. Other decision made at the Saami Conferences are the Sámi flag, "Sámi soga lávlla" the Sámi anthem, and the Sámi National Day.

The Saami Council[4] consists of 15 members from the member organizations. The members are appointed by the Saami Conference. The Saami Council usually gathers twice a year and is chaired by a president selected for a period of two years.

The Saami Council's and Conference's work have been of significant importance for the Sámi peoples' status and organization, and also poses an important platform for communication and cooperation in Sámi society. The Saami Council has gained a position in international forums.

The Executive Board[5] is formed by the president in addition to one vice president from each country. Their job is to lead the organization and perform the tasks given by the Saami Council.

The Cultural Committee[6] consists of five members, of which four are proposed from Sámi arts and culture organizations and one from the Saami Council. The members are supposed to pose a wide representation of the range of arts and culture branches. The aim for their function is to promote a comprehensive Sámi cultural politic and to preserve, challenge and promote Sámi society and culture initiatives. The Saami Council is working on strengthening traditional and modern Sámi culture, in particular through providing a funding scheme funded by the Nordic Council of Ministers. The Culture Committee is responsible for this scheme. Culture projects working in a pan-Sápmi perspective are prioritized in accordance to the Saami Council's purpose of unifying the Sámi people.

The administration consists of a secretariat chaired by a general secretary appointed by the Saami Council, and of following units:

  • The Cultural Unit[7]
  • The Human Rights Unit[8]
  • The Arctic and Environmental Unit[9]
  • The EU Unit

Saami Conferences

21 Saami Conferences are held since the establishment in 1953, and for each one is made a new declaration for the Saami Council. The year and location of the conferences were:

  1. Jokkmokk, 1953
  2. Kárášjohka, 1956
  3. Inari, 1959
  4. Kiruna, 1962
  5. Tana, 1965
  6. Hetta, 1968
  7. Gällivare, 1971
  8. Snåsa, 1974
  9. Inari, 1976
  10. Arjeplog, 1978
  11. Tromsø, 1980
  12. Utsjoki, 1983
  13. Åre, 1986
  14. Lakselv, 1989
  15. Helsinki, 1992
  16. Murmansk, 1996 (Murmanskdeklarasjonen)
  17. Kiruna, 2000 (Kirunadeklarasjonen)
  18. Honningsvåg, 2004 (Honningsvågdeklarasjonen)
  19. Rovaniemi, 2008 (Rovaniemideklarasjonen)
  20. Murmansk, 2013
  21. Trondheim, 2017 (Tråantedeklarasjonen)
  22. Gällivare, 2021

Member organizations

In order to become a member organization, the organization has to join the purpose of the Saami Council's existence. As of 2020, nine organizations are members of the Saami Council:

Prizes and awards

The Saami Council's Honorary Award is given to a person, organization, association or institution that is considered to have contributed to the strengthening of the Sámi peoples togetherness and fellowship, and to helping Sámi safeguard their traditions, livelihoods, mindsets, languages and other non-materialistic traditions. Among others, the prize has been awarded to Áillohaš, Ole Henrik Magga, and Mari Boine.[10]

The Saami Council Literature Prize[11] is awarded every second year and is the only one of its kind. The purpose of the prize is to motivate Sámi writers to produce Sámi literature through giving them recognition and rise the attention for their book releases. The prize is awarded to books with Sámi as the main language, sometimes also to books translated to into minority Sámi languages. Among others, it has been awarded to Iraida Vinogradova, Stig Gælok, and Siri Broch Johansen.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Sami". Minority Rights Group. 19 June 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  2. ^ Larsen, Dan Robert (23 January 2014). "Savner fokus på arktiske urfolk" [She Focuses on Arctic Indigenous Peoples]. NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Saami Conferences". Sámiráđđi. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  4. ^ "The Saami Council". Sámiráđđi. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Executive Council". Sámiráđđi. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Cultural Committee". Sámiráđđi. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Cultural Unit". Sámiráđđi. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  8. ^ "Human Rights Unit". Sámiráđđi. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  9. ^ "Arctic and Environmental Unit". Sámiráđđi. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  10. ^ "Call for nominations to Saami Council's Honorary Award". Sámiráđđi. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  11. ^ "Saami Council Prize for Literature". Sámiráđđi. Retrieved 29 June 2022.

Bibliography

  • The Saami Council homepage. Visited 17.09.2018.
  • Leif Rantila (09.10.2004). "Historisk skriv om Samerådet" (PDF). Visited 17.09.2018.

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The Saami Council Northern Sami Samirađđi Lule Sami Samerade Southern Sami Saemienraerie Inari Sami Samiraađi Skolt Sami Saaʹmsuavtos Kildin Sami Sa m Sobbar Pite Sami Samerarre is a voluntary non governmental organization of the Sami people made up of nine Sami 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 Sami public policy tasks In 1992 when Russian Sami groups joined the council Nordic was removed from the council s name 1 2 The secretary was previously sited in both Helsinki and Utsjoki Finland but is now in Karasjohka 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 Saami CouncilFormation1956TypeNGOLocationKarasjohka NorwayRegion servedSapmiFieldsIndigenous rightsMembership9 organizationsMain organSaami ConferenceAffiliationsArctic CouncilWebsitesaamicouncil wbr netFormerly calledNordic Saami Council Contents 1 Purpose 2 Organization 3 Saami Conferences 4 Member organizations 5 Prizes and awards 6 See also 7 References 7 1 BibliographyPurpose EditThe purposes of the Saami Council are to promote and safeguard Sami rights and interest consolidate the feeling of affinity among the Sami people attain recognition for the Sami as one people and an indigenous people maintain the cultural political economic and social rights of the Sami in the legislation of the four states and in agreements between states and Sami representative organizationsThe Saami Council actively works to promote Sami cultural political economic civil social and spiritual rights and interests by providing statements and proposals regarding Sami in the four nations Beyond this they are exercise influence on behalf of Sami by participating in international processes related to indigenous peoples around the world human rights Arctic and environmental issues and it holds status as permanent participant to the Arctic Council Further the organization is represented in the Arctic Council Indigenous Peoples Secretariat IPS and the Lassagammi Foundation de and it holds observer status at the Barents Euro Arctic Council Working Group of Indigenous Peoples WGIP and the United Nations Economic and Social Council ECOSOC As there is no state recognized Sami Parliament in Russia at present the Russian association members of the Saami Council are given a seat in the Saami Parliamentary Council SPR which is basically a cooperating forum for the Sami parliaments The Saami Council emphasizes international collaboration among indigenous peoples organizations around the world and holds a particularly close relationship to the Inuit Circumpolar Council ICC which represents the Inuit Yupik and Chukchi citation needed of Alaska Canada Greenland and Chukotka Russia The Saami Council is engaging in issues related to the Arctic and the environment with the goal of supporting sustainable management to ensure both the environment and natural resources as well as Saami livelihoods for the future They state that healthy and productive ecosystems are preconditions for the culture and identity of the Sami Organization EditThe Saami Conference 3 is the highest organ of the Saami Council It consists of 72 delegates all of them representing one of the nine member organizations in Finland Norway Sweden and Russia The conference is held every fourth year and some of the tasks are to confirm the Saami Council s business report and accounting for the previous period as well as processing resolutions for new issues and a new declaration for the Saami Council At the first Saami Conference which was held in Jokkmokk Sweden in 1953 was appointed a working committee supposed to prepare the establishment of the Saami Council This establishment found place during the second conference in Karasjohka in 1956 Other decision made at the Saami Conferences are the Sami flag Sami soga lavlla the Sami anthem and the Sami National Day The Saami Council 4 consists of 15 members from the member organizations The members are appointed by the Saami Conference The Saami Council usually gathers twice a year and is chaired by a president selected for a period of two years The Saami Council s and Conference s work have been of significant importance for the Sami peoples status and organization and also poses an important platform for communication and cooperation in Sami society The Saami Council has gained a position in international forums The Executive Board 5 is formed by the president in addition to one vice president from each country Their job is to lead the organization and perform the tasks given by the Saami Council The Cultural Committee 6 consists of five members of which four are proposed from Sami arts and culture organizations and one from the Saami Council The members are supposed to pose a wide representation of the range of arts and culture branches The aim for their function is to promote a comprehensive Sami cultural politic and to preserve challenge and promote Sami society and culture initiatives The Saami Council is working on strengthening traditional and modern Sami culture in particular through providing a funding scheme funded by the Nordic Council of Ministers The Culture Committee is responsible for this scheme Culture projects working in a pan Sapmi perspective are prioritized in accordance to the Saami Council s purpose of unifying the Sami people The administration consists of a secretariat chaired by a general secretary appointed by the Saami Council and of following units The Cultural Unit 7 The Human Rights Unit 8 The Arctic and Environmental Unit 9 The EU UnitSaami Conferences Edit21 Saami Conferences are held since the establishment in 1953 and for each one is made a new declaration for the Saami Council The year and location of the conferences were Jokkmokk 1953 Karasjohka 1956 Inari 1959 Kiruna 1962 Tana 1965 Hetta 1968 Gallivare 1971 Snasa 1974 Inari 1976 Arjeplog 1978 Tromso 1980 Utsjoki 1983 Are 1986 Lakselv 1989 Helsinki 1992 Murmansk 1996 Murmanskdeklarasjonen Kiruna 2000 Kirunadeklarasjonen Honningsvag 2004 Honningsvagdeklarasjonen Rovaniemi 2008 Rovaniemideklarasjonen Murmansk 2013 Trondheim 2017 Traantedeklarasjonen Gallivare 2021Member organizations EditIn order to become a member organization the organization has to join the purpose of the Saami Council s existence As of 2020 update nine organizations are members of the Saami Council Reindeer Herders Association of Sweden sv BEO Kola Sami Association AKS Association of Sami in Murmansk Oblast OOSMO Sami Reindeer Herders Association of Norway no NBL Norwegian Sami Association NSR National Association Same Atnam sv RSA People s Federation of the Saami SFF National Union of the Swedish Sami People sv SSR Sami Central Association se SSG Prizes and awards EditThe Saami Council s Honorary Award is given to a person organization association or institution that is considered to have contributed to the strengthening of the Sami peoples togetherness and fellowship and to helping Sami safeguard their traditions livelihoods mindsets languages and other non materialistic traditions Among others the prize has been awarded to Aillohas Ole Henrik Magga and Mari Boine 10 The Saami Council Literature Prize 11 is awarded every second year and is the only one of its kind The purpose of the prize is to motivate Sami writers to produce Sami literature through giving them recognition and rise the attention for their book releases The prize is awarded to books with Sami as the main language sometimes also to books translated to into minority Sami languages Among others it has been awarded to Iraida Vinogradova Stig Gaelok and Siri Broch Johansen See also EditSami Parliament of Norway Sami Parliament of Finland Sami Parliament of Sweden Arctic cooperation and politics Climate change in the ArcticReferences Edit Sami Minority Rights Group 19 June 2015 Retrieved 29 June 2022 Larsen Dan Robert 23 January 2014 Savner fokus pa arktiske urfolk She Focuses on Arctic Indigenous Peoples NRK in Norwegian Bokmal Retrieved 29 June 2022 Saami Conferences Samirađđi Retrieved 29 June 2022 The Saami Council Samirađđi Retrieved 29 June 2022 Executive Council Samirađđi Retrieved 29 June 2022 Cultural Committee Samirađđi Retrieved 29 June 2022 Cultural Unit Samirađđi Retrieved 29 June 2022 Human Rights Unit Samirađđi Retrieved 29 June 2022 Arctic and Environmental Unit Samirađđi Retrieved 29 June 2022 Call for nominations to Saami Council s Honorary Award Samirađđi 10 November 2020 Retrieved 29 June 2022 Saami Council Prize for Literature Samirađđi Retrieved 29 June 2022 Bibliography Edit The Saami Council homepage Visited 17 09 2018 Leif Rantila 09 10 2004 Historisk skriv om Sameradet PDF Visited 17 09 2018 Coordinates 69 53 45 N 27 00 52 E 69 89583 N 27 01444 E 69 89583 27 01444 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Saami Council amp oldid 1142690927, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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