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Today, it seems to me that Sami have more rights than other citizens. They have all the same rights that other citizens do, but in addition, they have these spe
by mongol 4y ago
Today, it seems to me that Sami have more rights than other citizens. They have all the same rights that other citizens do, but in addition, they have these special rights to be the only ones allowed to hunt on certain government lands etc.
- vintermann 4y agoSome complain about that, but personally, I see the "exclusive" rights as primarily being about things that have no point if you are not Sámi anyway. I remember some years ago, there was a huge debate in the forums of Vårt Land, Norway's largest Christian newspaper, between one advocate for these exclusive rights, and one furious opponent. The funny thing was that the proponent was a super-samophile southerner who had learned the language and moved north, while the opponent was a (genetically, at least) full Sámi who just happened to be an old school Marxist who hated rights based on nationality.
- mongol 4y agoI personally don't hunt or even live close to these lands where it has become an issue, but I can certainly understand why those living close to there could be upset about it.