{"id":49614,"date":"2021-04-22T13:09:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-22T13:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/senterfornordligefolk.no\/?p=49614"},"modified":"2025-10-22T13:12:43","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T13:12:43","slug":"foreslar-at-sametinget-prioriterer-tradisjonell-kunnskap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/senterfornordligefolk.no\/en\/foreslar-at-sametinget-prioriterer-tradisjonell-kunnskap\/","title":{"rendered":"Proposes that the Sami Parliament prioritise traditional knowledge"},"content":{"rendered":"

In 2019, the Sami Parliament appointed a working group tasked with proposing ways to safeguard and develop S\u00e1mi traditional knowledge. The group has now delivered its report, in which they propose that the Sami Parliament prioritise 8.1 million for the development of S\u00e1mi traditional knowledge.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photo: Torun O. Werneberg<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The working group has consisted of representatives from Sami institutions that work with traditional knowledge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Traditional knowledge is the foundation of our culture, and now it's time for the S\u00e1mi Parliament to invest resources in continuing this knowledge. In our report \u201cM\u00e1ttuid \u00e1rbi boahtte\u00e1ig\u00e1i\u201d (\"Our Heritage for the Future\") we present concrete proposals on how S\u00e1mi society and the S\u00e1mi Parliament can solve today's challenges in preserving traditional knowledge for future generations, says head of the working group Anne May Olli.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In connection with its work, the working group has held meetings with institutions and stakeholders throughout the S\u00e1mi region and has concluded that traditional knowledge is important for local identity and that the anchoring of this knowledge locally is very important for both feelings and belonging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 We wish to emphasise that traditional knowledge is local knowledge that belongs to the areas in which it is practised. In our proposal, we have taken this into account when suggesting that current local institutions and other actors working with traditional knowledge should be given the opportunity to collaborate more to develop professionally in various networks. In addition, we propose the establishment of a dedicated professional body, S\u00e1mi \u00e1rbem\u00e1httog\u00e1ldu, which will, among other things, serve as a link and resource centre for collaboration between local actors, says Olli.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The working group proposes in its report that the S\u00e1mi Parliament must, to a significantly greater extent than is currently the case, prioritise S\u00e1mi traditional knowledge in the coming years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n