Category Archives: News

Snowchange is 10 years old. Summer recess is over and Snowchange Co-op activities are updated with more rigour again. In June, Georges and Miguel Sioui from the Huron Nation, Canada visited and successful cooperation talks were held in Äimälä and … Continue reading →

The great Indigenous leader from the Even Nation in Republic of Sakha-Yakutia, Siberia, Russia has passed on in early July 2010. The Indigenous Peoples Institute where he worked has prepared the following statement in his memory: Robbek, Vasily Afanasievich was … Continue reading →

26th to 28th August, 2010 celebrations are held across the country and events organised in Selkie Village as the Snowchange Cooperative (and previous incarnations) is 10 years old today. The Indigenous Climate Change Project that begun in Tampere, Finland, Vancouver, … Continue reading →

Work on the Nomadic Schools and School Cooperation with Alaska. Tentatively Snowchange delegates will make a presentation on nomadic schools at the 12th ISE Conference in Tofino, BC, Canada in mid May. Visits to partner First Nations communities will be … Continue reading →

NEW PUBLICATION AVAILABLE ABOUT INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF SIBERIA At the Gates of the Sun documents the life of Nizni-Kolyma and Neriungri uluses – two regions of Republic of Sakha-Yakutia, Siberia, Russian Federation as seen by the visiting Finnish members of … Continue reading →

Greetings from Snowchange! March and Spring are almost here! Here are updates to the work of Snowchange. Arctic Biodiversity Assessment Work Arctic Biodiversity Assessment work is on-going. We successfully participated in the Author Workshop in Copenhagen, Denmark in March 2010 … Continue reading →

Belated Happy New Year! In late December cooperation talks were held with the Sakha-Yakutia representatives and a visit to the seal hunter and farming communities, such as Kristnes was made in Iceland. New year brings a very active period for … Continue reading →

Record high temperatures are preventing the ice net fishing season in Karelia and the Saami reindeer herders of Sweden and Finland as well as Kola are suffering from warmest temperatures on record. However, several activities are under way here: COP … Continue reading →

Greetings – the first snow is here! Autumn news from Snowchange HQ In September we participated in meetings in Vancouver, Canada regarding the Arctic Biodiversity Assessment. As well several First Nations partners were met and future plans made. Arctic Biodiversity … Continue reading →

Snowchange will attend the meeting of the Arctic Biodiversity Assessment in Vancouver Sept. 1st to 2nd. Co-inciding with this visit we will visit as well our partners in the Sto:lo and other First Nations of the area. Land use and … Continue reading →