Former Sámi Parliament President Aili Keskitalo declared Standing Rock "is our common cause. It has become symbolic, one may rightly say that this is the world's Alta-case" (NRK Nyheter 07.11.2016)
In this episode, we meet Professor Siv Ellen Kraft, who talks about the shift to 'indigeneity' and 'indigenous religions' among the Sámi, through a focus on Sámi activism in Alta (1979-1981, concerning a proposed power plant) and Standing Rock (2016-2017, concerning a proposed pipeline).
For more on this topic, read Kraft's chapter Indigenous Religion(s) - in the Making and on the Move: Sámi activism from Alta to Standing Rock (Routledge 2020).
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Musical intro and outro: Lasse Michelsen.
Host, editor and logo designer: Liudmila Nikanorova.