Climate justice in Sápmi: Sarakka Gaup & Mio Negga, Actress/music producer & actor
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Channel: 350.org · 2017 · Nonprofits & Activism
The indigenous Saami live in the Arctic regions of Sweden, Norway, Finland and Russia, at the frontlines of climate change. Mio Negga and Sarakka Gaup are on tour with a play to speak their truths about these issues in Sápmi, as a way to heal and move towards a better future. Like many other indigenous people, exploitation of nature, racism and rules imposed by profit-driven, colonialist power structures inflict great harm on Saami communities. Climate change, the loss of nature and identity are seen as a key factors driving up high suicide rates for instance. This is part of a video series in which Saami people speak their truths about what climate justice means to them. https://350.org/saami-climate-justice/
