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    Consultation duty in Sami matters

    13/08/2018 Article Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development

    As an indigenous people, the Sami are entitled to be consulted on matters that affect them, this right is enshrined in ILO Convention no. 169 on Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in Independent Countries, Article 6. The Agreement on procedures for

  • Division of responsibility and coordination

    19/01/2010 Article Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development

    The Ministry of Local Government and Modernisation has overriding responsibility for coordinating Sami matters.

  • What Defines an Indigenous People?

    22/03/2019 Article Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development

    No general, internationally accepted definition of indigenous peoples exists. It is typical of indigenous populations that they do not represent the dominant population in the larger society of which they are part, although they may be the

  • How to promote public health and living conditions in Sámi areas?

    25/09/2023 Article Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development, Ministry of Health and Care Services

    The Ministry of Health and Care Services and the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development will present a white paper in 2024 with Sámi public health and living conditions in Sámi areas as its theme.

  • Cooperation with the Sami Parliament on international indigenous issues

    20/08/2018 Article Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development

    The Government places great emphasis on discussing and negotiating about indigenous issues through close cooperation between the Government and representatives of indigenous people. Norwegian attitudes to international indigenous issues are

  • Statement by the Norwegian Delegation to the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

    20/08/2018 Article Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development

    Thank you, Madam Chair Land rights, access to land, and resources, are central for the cultural as well as material development of indigenous peoples throughout the world. In order to survive as distinct peoples, indigenous peoples and their

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