Monthly Archives: October 2013

People’s Movement and the Municipalities Are Rejoicing: A Mining Company withdraws from uranium exploration

Snowchange Cooperative worked extensively with the local communities in North Karelia to assist them in challenging an international mining company and its plans for uranium exploration in the Pielisjoki watershed, a major river of national significance. Yesterday the company pulled out of Finland. More … Continue reading

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October News – Jokkmokk Sámi Book Released

Autumn is here and Snowchange releases another major Sámi book, titled It is the Sámi who own this land – Sacred Landscapes and Oral Histories of the Jokkmokk Sámi in Jokkmokk, Sweden (Ajtte Museum) at 19th October 2013, starting 15:00 … Continue reading

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