Category Archives: News

Summer greetings to all. In May the visits from Turvaurgin obschina and Kolymskaya from Sakha-Yakutia, Siberia went well. Plans for 2009-2010 cooperation were made and visits to Finnish and  Saami communities done. The local Chukchi in Kolyma area plan for … Continue reading →

Greetings from Snowchange! Spring is upon us and several actions are under way. The first book of the Snowchange Sakha work 2004-2009 has been released: Karhun väen ajast-aikojen avartuva avara – The Never-Ending and Unfolding Life-world of the Peoples of … Continue reading →

Neverending Unfolding Lifeworld of Peoples of the Bear – An Inquiry of Local Knowledge of Three Eurasian Subsistence Communities in the Context of Northern Climate Change Keywords: Traditional knowledge, Climate Change, Shamanism In this inquiry the research question focuses on … Continue reading →

March is around the corner and Spring plans are made. Snowchange will host in cooperation with Kola Saami communities, Saami Council, Murmansk State Technical University and Finnish Skolt Saami organisations a workshop “Weaving Saami Nets” in Sevettijärvi, Finland May 20th … Continue reading →

The Mahinekura Reinfelds Declaration in memory of an Indigenous Maori leader, educator and great communicator from the tribal group Ngati Mutunga We, the Undersigned Representatives of those Indigenous Nations and other peoples associated with the Snowchange Symposium in December 2008 … Continue reading →

Greetings from Snowchange HQ. First off, the Mahinekura Reinfelds Declaration from the Snowchange 2008 is now available online here. It details and summarizes the discussions, results and overall context of Snowchange 2008 held in December. This Declaration has undergone rigorous … Continue reading →

Please find below the comments made by Honorable Minister Tariana Turia, Co-Leader of The Maori Party in Snowchange 2008. As we have travelled from across the country and across the world to Taranaki, I have been thinking about the beautiful … Continue reading →

Snowchange 2008 Symposium was held 3rd December to 7th December, 2009 in Waitara, Taranaki Region, Aoteoroa (New Zealand). Our Symposium assembled indigenous delegates from Evenki, Even, Chukchi, Yukagir and Sakha Nations in Siberia (Russian Federation), Inuit peoples of Nunavut (Arctic … Continue reading →

Snowchange is in full preparation of 2008 event with the Maori. Please contact us if there are any questions. In early November Snowchange participated in the 19th Saami Congress in Rovaniemi and the Saami knowledge was returned to the Saami … Continue reading →

Here are some news regarding October-November 2008 in Snowchange Co-op. In October 2008 we have been hard at work to organize Snowchange 2008. Full programme will be ready in late October. Registration remains open. We have confirmed participants from the … Continue reading →