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"Across the Arctic, many Indigenous people say their way of life is being
threatened by a wave of green developments sweeping over their ancestral lands,
from wind farms to mines extracting the raw materials for electric vehicles
(EVs).
While these projects are being embraced by Nordic governments keen to meet
their climate targets, many are opposed by the Sámi, northern Europe’s
indigenous people, who say they risk disrupting reindeer migration and
poisoning fisheries.
For Sámi parliaments established to give Indigenous people a say in matters
affecting them and their lands, this so-called “green shift” is the biggest
test yet. Norway, Finland and Sweden all have Sámi parliaments but with
different powers to fight unwanted projects on their ancestral lands. As
Australia prepares to vote for its own Indigenous Voice to Parliament,
Foreign
Correspondent travelled to Scandinavia to see how these parliaments work and
what lessons they might hold."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
