Indigenous rights to defend land and traditional activities: A case study of the Sami in northern Sweden

• Main Authors: Tsiouvalas, Apostolos, Poto, Margherita Paola
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Sámi people; Kallak; Reindeer herding; Indigenous land-rights; Mining; Beowulf; Endeavour; Ferro; Northern Sweden; sami; Sámi; Norrbotten
• Online Access: https://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/oaiart?codigo=7065445

One of the largest remaining unexploited iron ore deposits in Europe is the Kallak Iron Deposit in the province of Norrbotten in northern Sweden, where a significant Sámi population is located. Since 2011, the UK-based company, Beowulf Mining, has begun a large campaign for extraction in northern an...