Sami Parliament

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The Sami Parliament (Sámediggi in Sami, Sametinget in Swedish and Norwegian, Saamelaiskäräjät in Finnish) is the name given to the representative bodies for peoples of Sami heritage in Finland, Sweden and Norway. There is no single, unified Sami Parliament. Rather, each of the aforementioned three countries has set up their own separate legislatures for Sami people, even though the three Sami Parliaments often work together on cross-border issues. The Finnish Sami Parliament was set up in 1973, the Norwegian Sami Parliament (which has 43 members) in 1989 and the Swedish Sami Parliament in 1992. In all three countries, they act as an institution of cultural autonomy for the indigenous Sami people.

External links

• [Sami Parliament of Sweden]
• [Sami Parliament of Finland]
• [Sami Parliament of Norway]

 

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