Category Archives: News
2017 Ends, 2018 Expands Snowchange Work At Home and Internationally
As 2017 draws to a close, we wish to thank all partners, friends, allies and supporters. 2017 was a big year, with operational work in the Näätämö Skolt Sámi catchment area, on Jukajoki, and lake Kuivasjärvi restorations as well as … Continue reading
UN Calendar Features Snowchange Work for 2018
The UNFCCC Poster “Local communities and indigenous peoples: Leadership for a resilient future” features two Snowchange key regions – the Skolt Sámi co-management efforts in Finland and the Turvaurgin Chukchi nomadic reindeer herding in NE Siberia, Russia. Local communities and … Continue reading
eXchanging Knowledge in Greenland
Snowchange partners and a large staff delegation heads to Aasiat, Greenland for “eXchanging Knowledge” in early December. eXchanging Knowledge is a two-year project running in 2017 and 2018 with the aim of providing a platform for cross-cultural exchanges of Indigenous … Continue reading
Longtime Defender of Sámi Rights and a Key Ally of Snowchange Stefan Mikaelsson Turns 60
Snowchange joins in celebration of the 60th birthday of longtime Sámi leader from Sweden, mr. Stefan Mikaelsson, who turns 60 today. Stefan Mikaelsson was born in Vidsel, Sweden on 24.11.1957 to a Sámi family of six, in addition to his … Continue reading
Puruvesi winter seining and Snowchange receive National Recognition for Cultural Heritage
Puruvesi winter seining and Snowchange receive substantial national recognition for cultural heritage. The traditional seiners of Puruvesi have been included into the National Inventory of Living Heritage in Finland. The Ministry of Education and Culture has nominated 52 elements for … Continue reading
Le Monde Documents Life at the Russian Border, Features Snowchange
Le Monde, an influential French newspaper, has released a photographic essay documenting life on the edges of the former Russian empire, todays borderlands with Russia. Snowchange and the village of Selkie, as well as Sonkajanranta, are featured in the article, … Continue reading
Major New Research Report Out on Linnunsuo Wetland
“The Jukajoki restoration project is a symbol of major importance that crystallizes some of the biggest issues of our century…The Jukajoki Project and the future of Linnunsuo deserve an international attention and could constitute the starting point of new way … Continue reading
Removing Dams, Returning Salmon
This and next week Snowchange is hosting, together with other partners such as the Finnish-Swedish Transboundary River Commission, a U.S. ecologist Jeff Duda from Seattle, Washington. Mr. Duda will visit North Karelia, Lapland and Swedish Lapland on his tour of … Continue reading
Geography from the Margins: New Discussion Paper Out
Geography from the Margins collects together essays and scientific texts that have been written in honour of the 60th anniversary of Professor of Geography Ari Lehtinen at University of Eastern Finland. They celebrate the writings, lifework and academic approaches of … Continue reading
A New Climate Change Video From Indigenous Australia
Snowchange partner in Australia, Mulong Productions, releases a new community documentation of climate change from Anindilyakwa, in Far North Queensland. This important video discusses impacts of rising sea level to fisheries, sacred sites, culture and other aspects of life of … Continue reading