Under Northern Lights - People & Power - Al Jazeera English
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In northern Scandinavia, locals are taking on mining giants in a bid to save ... of life and the remarkable ...
Sami people - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Finns living in Finnish Lapland generally call themselves lappilainen, whereas .... Mining projects are rejected by the Sami Parliament in the Finnmark area. ...... defines as "definitely endangered" to "critically endangered" (and even "extinct").
Kiruna - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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- Kiruna (Northern Sami: Giron, Finnish: Kiiruna) is the northernmost city in Sweden, situated in the province of Lapland. ... Some ore was extracted in the 19th century by extracting it in summer and transporting it in .... North of Torneträsk, at Kaivare, a radio base Kari was built in secrecy and used by the Norwegian resistance.
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- www.utexas.edu/courses/sami/dieda/hist/mining.htm
A timeless theme for the Sámi has been their exploitation. ... It was long known by the southerners and westerners that Lapland contained many ... Taxes were often paid in reindeer hides or meat, but ore and minerals were also collected. .... Modern Swedish Saami Policy, “The Racist Legacy In Modern Swedish Saami ... -
- www.tem.fi/files/18154/jul30teo_eng_20A4.pdf
Metsähallitus, Ykä Karjalainen from the Lapland Regional Environment Centre, ... minimizing conflict between conservation and ore extraction, it also helps to ...
