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Reindeer politics – why some Sámi struggle for recognition

The Sámi are the Indigenous people of Sápmi, a region spanning the northern reaches of Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia. For millennia, they were nomadic, herding reindeer, fishing and speaking distinct languages, until, over the course of the past few centuries, state-sanctioned assimilation policies eroded much of their way of life. In Sweden, access to key Sámi rights is tied to membership of reindeer-herding communities known as ‘sameby’, even though fewer than 10 per cent of Sámi practise reindeer husbandry today, reflecting the effects of urbanisation and........

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