Liberating Sápmi
Subtitle: Indigenous Resistance in Europe’s Far North
Publisher: PM Press
Published: March 1, 2020
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 220
ISBN-13: 9781629637129
Description: The Sami, who have inhabited Europe's far north for thousands of years, are often referred to as the continent's "forgotten people." With their traditional homeland, divided between four nation-states--Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia--the Sápmi have experienced the profound oppression and discrimination that characterize the fate of indigenous people worldwide: their lands have been confiscated, their beliefs and values attacked, their communities and families torn apart. Yet the Sápmi have shown incredible resilience, defending their identity and their territories and retaining an important social and ecological voice--even if many, progressives and leftists included, refuse to listen. Liberating Sápmi is a stunning journey through Sápmi and includes in-depth interviews with Sápmi artists, activists, and scholars boldly standing up for the rights of their people.