"I’m happy that I get to study this language, and it’s part of my culture" : The well-being of Sámi children and the realisation of their rights

• Main Authors: Weckström, Elina, Kekkonen, Karri, Kekkonen, Outi
• Format: Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: fi=Lapsiasiavaltuutetun toimisto|sv=Barnombudsmannens byrå|en=Office of the Ombudsman for Children| 2023
• Subjects: Sami; Sami children; children (age groups); Sami identity; Sami culture; Sami language; indigenous peoples; minorities; well-being; rights of the child; Inari; culture sami; Inari Sámi; North Sámi; sami; Sámi; Skolt Sámi
• Online Access: https://julkaisut.valtioneuvosto.fi/handle/10024/164838

The purpose of the survey was to examine the well-being of Sámi children and the realisation of their rights in the words of the children themselves. The results of this survey provide up-to-date information, for example to decision-makers and the Sámi community, to support decision-making, developm...