Anne Nuorgam

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Anne Nuorgam , Sami : Geađgenjár 'Niillas Ásllat Ánne , (born December 22, 1964 in Utsjoki ) is a Finnish- Sami politician and has been the Chair of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Affairs (UNPFII) of the United Nations since 2019 .

Origin and education

Anne Nuorgam was born in Utsjoki in northern Finland in 1964. She earned a master's degree in law and is now doing research on public law at the University of Lapland, with a focus on Sami law. She is the mother of two daughters (born in 1987 and 2003).

Political activity

Nuorgam is the longtime chairman of the Seed Council . Since 2000 she has been a member of the Sameting , the parliamentary representation of the Finnish Sami. She is currently the head of the Human Rights Department of the Seed Council.

As the representative of the Arctic indigenous peoples (Sami and Inuit ), she has been a member of the Permanent Forum for Indigenous Affairs of the United Nations since 2016 . She has been the chairman of the committee since April 22, 2019. The main goals of her work were to save indigenous languages ​​from extinction, to resolve indigenous conflicts (e.g. over fishing rights) and to strengthen the role of indigenous peoples in combating global warming .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. https://lacris.ulapland.fi/fi/persons/anne-nuorgam(10d4c684-7198-4c6e-a58c-31ba1b76df9a).html accessed on June 5, 2020
  2. https://www.kaleva.fi/uutiset/ulkomaat/anne-nuorgam-puhuu-valtioiden-johtajille/477780/ accessed on June 5, 2020
  3. https://www.saamicouncil.net/en/human-rights-unit accessed on June 5, 2020
  4. https://www.samediggi.fi/2019/04/22/saamelaisten-kalastusasian-karajaoikeudessa-voittanut-juristi-anne-nuorgam-on-valittu-ykn-alkuperaiskansojen-pysyvan-foorumin-puheenjohtajaksi/ accessed on June 5 2020
  5. https://www.elciudadano.com/pueblos/anne-nuorgam-es-la-nueva-presidente-del-foro-para-las-cuestiones-indigenas-de-la-onu/04/23/ accessed on 5 June 2020
  6. https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-10750475 accessed on June 5, 2020
  7. https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/sapmi/tutkija_anne_nuorgam_ykn_alkuperaiskansojen_pysyvan_foorumin_jaseneksi/8948891 accessed on June 5, 2020