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25-788: The Finnmark Estate is managed by a board of directors with six members. Three of these are appointed by the Sami Parliament of Norway , and three by the Finnmark County Council . The leader of the board is elected by the Sami Parliament and the County Council in alternating years. The background for the Finnmark Act is the Sámi people's fight for their rights to manage their land and culture. In 1978

50-784: A Sámi delegation appointed by the Norwegian Sámi Association , the Sámi Reindeer Herders’ Association of Norway and the Norwegian Sámi Council . The meetings resulted in the establishment of the Sámi Rights Committee addressing Sámi legal relations, that proposed among other things the establishing the Sami Parliament, and finally the adoption of the Finnmark Act in 2005. The Sámi rights to lands, waters and resources were strengthened after 1990, when Norway recognized

75-548: A building such that "the Sami Parliament appears in a dignified way" and "reflects Sami architecture." Hence the peaked structure of the Plenary Assembly Hall resembles the tipis the Sámi used as a nomadic culture. The parliament building also houses a Sámi library focusing on books in the Sámi language or on Sámi topics, and the Sámi chamber of commerce , Sámi Trade and Industry'. The parliament works with political issues it considers relevant or of interest to

100-563: A committee to discuss Sámi cultural issues, and the Sámi Rights Committee addressing Sámi legal relations. The latter proposed a democratically elected body for the Sámi, resulting in the Sámi Act of 1987. In addition, the Sámi Rights Committee resulted in the 1988 amendment of the Norwegian Constitution, and the adoption of the Finnmark Act in 2005. The Sámi Act (1987:56), stipulating the responsibilities and powers of

125-581: A substitute member in the Sámi Parliament, and in 1996 she was named to a working group on Sámi youth. From 1997 to 2000 she served as a substitute for the leader of the Sámi cultural council. From 2006 to 2008 she served as president of the Norwegian Sámi Association (NSR). In 2009 she was elected as a regular member of the Sámi Parliament, representing the Nordre electoral district for the NSR. She chaired

150-619: Is Silje Karine Muotka who represents the Norwegian Sámi Association . In 1964, the Norwegian Sámi Council was established to address Sámi matters. The members of the body were appointed by state authorities. This body was replaced by the Sámi Parliament. In 1978, the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate published a plan that called for the construction of a dam and hydroelectric power plant that would create an artificial lake and inundate

175-853: Is a child of someone who is or has been registered in the Sámi Parliament’s electoral roll, has the right to be enrolled in the Electoral roll of the Sámi Parliament in the municipality of residence." Results of the last election: In the Norwegian central administration the coordinating organ and central administrator for Sámi issues is the Department of Sámi and Minority Affairs in the Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion. This department also coordinates inter-ministerial and Nordic state cooperation regarding Sámi issues. The Sámi Parliament

200-660: Is considered an important center of Sámi culture in Norway. Approximately 80% of the town's population is Sámi-speaking, and the town also hosts Sámi broadcasting stations and several public and private Sámi institutions such as the Sámi Museum and the organization Sami Trade and Industry. The building was designed by the architects Stein Halvorsen and Christian Sundby, who won the Norwegian government's call for projects in 1995, and inaugurated in 2005. The government called for

225-554: Is consulted when state government issues affect Sámi interests. 69°28′15″N 25°29′46″E  /  69.47083°N 25.49611°E  / 69.47083; 25.49611 Silje Karine Muotka Silje Karine Muotka (born 12 April 1975) is a Norwegian - Sámi politician from Unjárga Municipality who lives in Alta Municipality , Norway. Muotka is the president of the Sámi Parliament of Norway and

250-480: Is sovereign in the execution of the Sámi Parliaments duties within the framework of the Sámi Act. The representatives from the largest party (or from a collaboration of parties) form a governing council ( Sámediggeráđđi ), and selects a president. Although the position of vice-president was formally removed from the Sámi Parliament's Rules of Procedure in 2013, it is considered the concern of the president of

275-567: Is the principles of established custom and immemorial usage. (ibid.) Sami Parliament of Norway Opposition (18) The Sámi Parliament of Norway ( Norwegian : Sametinget , Northern Sami : Sámediggi [ˈsaːmeˌtiɡːiː] , Lule Sami and Pite Sami : Sámedigge , Ume Sami : Sámiediggie , Southern Sami : Saemiedigkie , Skolt Sami : Sääʹmteʹǧǧ ) is the representative body for people of Sámi heritage in Norway . It acts as an institution of cultural autonomy for

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300-512: The Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate published a plan that called for the construction of a dam and hydroelectric power plant that would create an artificial lake and inundate the Sami village of Máze . This plan was met by a strong opposition from the Sámi, and resulted in the Alta controversy . As a result of the controversy, the Norwegian government held meetings in 1980 and 1981 with

325-557: The Sami people of Norway. The parliament opened on 9 October 1989 and its seat is in the village of Kárášjohka (Karasjok) in Kárášjoga Municipality in Finnmark county. It currently has 39 representatives, who are elected every four years by direct vote from 7 constituencies. The last election was in 2021. Unlike the neighboring Sámi Parliament of Finland , the 7 constituencies cover the entire country. The current president

350-460: The Sámi village of Máze . This plan was met by strong opposition from the Sámi, and resulted in the Alta controversy . As a result of the controversy, the Norwegian government held meetings in 1980 and 1981 with a Sámi delegation appointed by the Norwegian Sámi Association , the Sámi Reindeer Herders’ Association of Norway and the Norwegian Sámi Council. The meetings resulted in the establishment of

375-606: The Child Development, Care, and Education Committee and sat on the Control Committee. In 2013, she was re-elected and joined the executive council, with Inger Elin Utsi taking her place as substitute member of parliament. She served in the executive council until 2016, after which she resumed her duties as member of parliament. Following the 2021 election, she became president of the Sámi Parliament. After

400-620: The Norwegian Sámi Parliament a person needs to be included in the Sámi Parliament’s electoral roll. In order to be included the following criteria must be met as stipulated in Section 2–6 of the Sámi Act: "Everyone who declares that they consider themselves to be Sámi, and who either has Sámi as his or her home language, or has or has had a parent, grandparent or great-grandparent with Sámi as his or her home language, or who

425-489: The Norwegian Sámi Parliament, was passed by the Norwegian Parliament on 12 June 1987 and took effect on 24 February 1989. The first session of the Sámi Parliament was convened on 9 October 1989 and was opened by King Olav V . The Norwegian Sámi Parliament plenary ( dievasčoahkkin ) has 39 representatives elected by direct vote from 7 constituencies. The plenary is the highest body in the Sámi Parliament and it

450-594: The Norwegian government the main responsibility for Sámi affairs, including the allocation of funds, is the Ministry of Local government . The president's salary is 80% of that of the members of the Norwegian cabinet . The salary of the other 4 members of the Sámediggeráđđi (governing council) is 75% of the president's salary. The speaker's salary is 80% of the president's. To be eligible to vote or be elected to

475-749: The Sámi Parliament whether he or she wants to appoint a vice-president. The governing council is responsible for executing the roles and responsibilities of the parliament between plenary meetings. In addition there are multiple thematic committees addressing specific cases. The Sámi Parliament of Norway is located in Karasjok (Kárášjohka), and the building was inaugurated on 2 November 2000. There are also offices in Guovdageaidnu (Kautokeino), Unjárga (Nesseby), Gáivuotna (Kåfjord), Romsa (Tromsø), Skánik (Evenskjær) Ájluokta (Drag), Aarborte (Hattfjelldal) and Snåase (Snåsa). The town of Kárášjohka

500-652: The Sámi as an indigenous people by adapting the ILO convention 169 concerning Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in Independent Countries. The convention states that rights for the indigenous peoples to land and natural resources are recognized as central for their material and cultural survival. In addition, indigenous peoples should be entitled to exercise control over, and manage, their own institutions, ways of life and economic development in order to maintain and develop their identities, languages and religions, within

525-453: The Sámi people. The responsibilities of the Sámi Parliament in Norway are: "(1) to serve as the Sámi’s elected political body to promote political initiatives and (2) to carry out the administrative tasks delegated from national authorities or by law to the Sami Parliament.". The extent of responsibility that was assigned and transferred from the Norwegian government at the time of establishment

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550-399: The Sámi rights, by giving the entire population of Finnmark greater influence of the property in the county. However, the act does not cover fishing rights in saltwater, mining , or oil rights. An important element of the act is discussion and recognition of existing rights of use and ownership of land. For this purpose a commission and tribunal have been set up. The foundation of this work

575-697: The framework of the States in which they live. Traditionally the Norwegian authorities had a view that the nomadic Sámi use of land, water and natural resources did not establish any formal legal rights. The basis for the Finnmark act is that "the Sámis, through protracted traditional use of the land and water areas, have acquired individual and/or collective ownership and right to use lands and waters in Finnmark County." The Finnmark act attempts to strengthen

600-573: Was formerly a member of the Sámi Parliament's executive council. Muotka has been involved in Sámi politics and activism since her youth, and she has worked with Sámi organizations since the 1990s. She studied law and culture at the University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway , and administration and leadership at the Bodø Graduate School of Business . She works at the University of Tromsø . From 1993 to 1997 she served as

625-493: Was modest (1989). However, more responsibilities have been added including: One of the responsibilities is ensuring that the section 1–5 of the Saami Act (1987:56) is upheld, i.e., that the Sámi languages and Norwegian continue to have the same status. Funding is granted by the Norwegian state over various national budget lines. But the parliament can distribute the received funds according to its own priorities. In

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