Sameting
Same Ting ( Northern Sami Sámediggi , Inari Sami Sämtigge , skoltsamisch Sää'mte'ǧǧ , Swedish and Norwegian Sametinget , Finnish Saamelaiskäräjät is) the Norse name for the parliamentary representatives of the people of the seeds in Finland , Sweden and Norway . In each of these three countries there is an institution of this name whose task it is to implement the cultural self-determination of the minority people. The name is based on the old Germanic Thing assemblies. An alternative, internationally used name is "Sami Parliament".
Finland
Finland was the first country to set up a Sami representation on November 9, 1973. Originally this was called the "Sami Parliament" ( North Sami Sámi parlameanta ) or "Sami Delegation" (Finnish Saamelaisvaltuuskunta ). On July 17, 1995 the Sameting Act was passed, and on March 2, 1996 the "Sami Parliament" officially became the "Sameting".
Norway
On June 12, 1987, the Norwegian Parliament passed the Sami Act, which provided for the creation of a Sami Association. The first meeting of the Norwegian Same Ting was founded by King on 9 October 1989 Olav V opened.
The Sameting currently has 39 members who are directly elected every four years. It usually meets four times a year for a general assembly. Its task is to preserve the position of the Sami and the Sami language as guaranteed in the Sami law. The new parliament building in Karasjok opened on November 2, 2000 and also houses a Sami library.
Sweden
In Sweden, the Sameting Act came into force on January 1, 1993. The first elections to the Sameting took place on May 16, 1993, and on August 26, 1993 King Carl XVI opened. Gustaf the first session of the Swedish Sampling in Kiruna . The meeting has 31 members who are elected every four years.
Russia
The Kola Sámi Assembly (Куелнегк Соамет Соббар or Kuelnegk Soamet Sobbar) is an elected assembly founded in 2010 by the Sami people of the Kola Peninsula in Russia, modeled on the Sámi parliaments in the Nordic countries. It is not recognized by the Russian government.
history
On December 14, 2008 the 1st Congress of the Russian Sámi took place. The conference decided to call for the formation of a Russian Sami parliament to be elected by the local Sami. A proposal to have the Russian Federation elect representatives in the Sami Parliament was rejected by a clear majority. Congress also elected a council of representatives to work to set up a parliament and otherwise represent the Russian Sámi.
At the 2nd Congress of the Russian Sámi in Murmansk on December 12, 2010, the new Kuelnegk Soamet Sobbar (Kola Sámi Assembly) was elected. It was also decided that the congress should take place every four years from now on. The aim of the assembly is to represent the Sami people and to work towards a recognized Russian Sami parliament. According to one commentator, it remains unclear to what extent the Murmansk regional authorities are ready to cooperate with this body, although "in the ... Assembly the Kola Sámi have achieved their most uniform and representative structure yet".
International cooperation
The Sami of Finland, Sweden, Norway and Russia operate close political cooperation across national borders. On February 6, 1997, the Sametings of Finland, Norway and Sweden signed an agreement in Trondheim in which they agreed to establish the Sami Parliamentary Council ( North Sami Parlamentáralaš Rađđi ). It met for the first time in 2000 with MPs from the three Sametings and representatives of the Russian Sami who do not have their own political representation.
See also
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Legal text in Finnish , in English translation (PDF; 191 kB)
- ↑ Legal text in Norwegian
- ↑ Legal text in Swedish
Sami Parliaments (Sameting) :
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Russia •
Sweden
Non-governmental organizations:
Seed Council