Everything about The Sami Parliaments totally explained
The
Sami Parliaments (
Sámediggi in
Northern Sami,
Sämitigge in
Inari Sami,
Sää´mte´ǧǧ in
Skolt Sami) are the representative bodies for peoples of
Sami heritage in
Finland,
Sweden and
Norway. There is no single, unified Sami Parliament. Rather, each of the aforementioned three countries has set up their own separate legislatures for Sami people, even though the three Sami Parliaments often work together on cross-border issues. In all three countries, they act as an institution of cultural autonomy for the indigenous
Sami people.
History
Sami peoples had the following hierarchical organisation structure about 18th century.
Siita or
Kiile,
Særvve and
Riikka. Masters was termed
Ised, and each Siite had its own chief termed
Siite-ised or
Siite-olmai. He was chosen on larger trading days during the winter period, thus not only by the local inhabitant but also foreign traders had influence in the election. Særvve is a collection of Siitas and corresponds to (Finnish)
seurakunta. Riikka or Riikkagodde corresponds to (Finnish)
kihlakunta and was larger than Særvve. As Siites had their Siite-ised, so did Særvve had their
Særvve-olmai and Riikka had their
Raadeädje.
In Finland
Inari. It currently has 21 representatives, who are elected every four years by direct vote from the municaplities in the
Sami Domicile Area. The current president is
Pekka Aikio.
In Norway
Kárášjohka (Karasjok). It currently has 43 representatives, who are elected every four years by direct vote from 13 constituencies. Unlike in Finland, the 13 constituencies cover all of Norway. The current president is
Egil Olli representing the
Labour Party.
In Sweden
Kiruna. The parliament has 31 representatives, elected every four years by general vote. The current president is
Lars-Anders Baer.
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