Sweden in Transition #28 - Henrik Blind

Henrik BLIND is group leader for the Green Party in Jokkmokk.Henrik is also Sami and together we will speak about the Sami people, their history and culture as well as their rights and fights. TheSami are Europes’s only indigenous people whose land called Sápmi encompasses large northern parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia. An intact territorymade of mountains, wild rivers, pristine lakes and streams, tundra and forests,where the Sami have lived since time immemorial. Their best-known means oflivelihood is semi-nomadic reindeer herding, even though nowadays only 10% ofthe Sámi are connected to reindeer herding, This conversation will touch on the history of Swedish colonization and how it affects society today, the question of land and disputes with the forestry and mining industries, the impact of climate changeon reindeer herding but also explore the indigenous spirituality and how itcould inspire us today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.