Stan ochrony tożsamości kulturowej ludów pierwotnych w polityce Unii Europejskiej na przykładzie północnej Skandynawii

• Published in: Krakowskie Studia Małopolskie
• Main Author: Kaczmarek, Krzysztof
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Polish
• Published: Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek 2013
• Subjects: demo; scipo; Kola Peninsula; Norway; kola peninsula; saami; taiga; Tundra
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.15804/ksm201307; https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/2032682.pdf; https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/2032682

Saami are the only indigenous people in Europe. Today they live in tundra, taiga and coastal zones in the far north of Europe. Their reach cultural identity is endangered. The Saami are the inhabitants of four countries: Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russian Federation (Kola Peninsula). Preserving the Saami culture and languages is a part of European Union policy. The Saami culture is closely related to the nature so the policy of environment protection is also a part of preserving endangered Saami cultural identity. In the article the author gives examples of regulations and realized projects financed by EU funds that aim for improving living conditions of the Saami living in traditional way.