The history and culture of the Sámi is still not taught in all Finnish schools. The Finnish Sámi Parliament has unsuccessfully tried to improve the status of the Sámi in Finland's national curriculum.

Most Americans know about the indigenous nations Navajo, Cherokee, and Sioux, with deep histories that once shaped North America. Europe has its own Indigenous people, called Sámi, who have lived in ...

The Sámi flag outside Stockholm town hall during Sámi national day in 2019. Photo: Naina Helén Jåma/TT In honour of Sámi national day on February 6th, this week's essential Sweden looks at the history ...

Ann-Helén Laestadius grew up among the Sámi, an Indigenous people living near the Arctic Circle, in Europe. Her novel, “Stolen,” a success in her native Sweden, reflects that culture to a broad ...

Growing up amid the hundreds of lakes and vast beech, maple, and birch tree forests of northern Wisconsin's Vilas County, Dr. Tim Frandy, 42, always had an affinity for the outdoors. In fact, for ...

The Sami Cultural Center of North America has recently opened a headquarters in the Lakeside Professional Building. The Sami (pronounced "sahmi" and often spelled "saami") are the indigenous people of ...

There are three flags flying at the American Swedish Institute (ASI) these days. Alongside the American and Swedish flags is a rainbow colored red, blue, yellow and green flag of the Sami people. The ...

Norwegian indigenous minority seek permanent ownership of artefact seized after 17th-century trial Norway’s Sámi people are asking for a sacred drum confiscated by Denmark after a witchcraft trial in ...

Defending livelihoods, rights and lands - Europe's indigenous Sámi communities have long fought to be respected and recognised. Now the battle has a global showcase at the Venice Film Festival This ...