Thinking About Indigenous Religions

Episode 5. The Alta Conflict. Hunger strike for Sámi rights with Jorunn Eikjok. Part Two

February 04, 2021 Liudmila Nikanorova Season 1 Episode 5
Thinking About Indigenous Religions
Episode 5. The Alta Conflict. Hunger strike for Sámi rights with Jorunn Eikjok. Part Two
Show Notes

"Norwegian Government did not just give us Sámi rights; we, the Sámi people, demanded our rights!"

In Part Two of this two-part episode, we continue the conversation with Sámi anthropologist and activist Jorunn Eikjok, as she takes us through the protest site in Oslo, 1979 .

The Alta Conflict is reported to be the largest Sámi protest, which was followed by fundamental changes in the relationship between the Sámi people and the Norwegian State. Find Part One here