Tag: herding
Own authority for reindeer herding debate topic at the Sámi Parliament’s plenum
The National Confederation of Swedish Sami has long wanted to break issues of reindeer husbandry out of the Sami Parliament and transfer them to a politically independent authority. SSR raised…
Tough future for young Sami when reindeer herding is threatened by green industry
This week, the Sami from several different Sami villages gathered on the Ultevis mountain in Jokkmokk municipality to prepare for the slaughter. The work on the land in Sápmi has…
The Sami under threat – also in reindeer herding: “It won’t be like before”
The Sami have long been threatened. Reindeer farming has been seen as the last strong bastion where the language survives. But when the Sami Parliament recently issued its annual report…
The herding dog Wilson found the missing children in the Amazon
After 40 days alone in the Colombian rainforest, the four missing siblings were found alive. Joining the search effort was the Belgian shepherd Wilson, who is said to have guided…