Sami Nurash established!
Sami Nurash – the Saami youth organization in the Russian Federation – was established and registered on November 23rd 2009, after over ten years of hard work and discussions. – This is a great day of joy for the Saami youth in Murmansk Oblast, the elected chairperson, Anna Afanasyeva, states.On November 23rd 2009, Sami Nurash – the Murmansk Regional Saami Youth Organization, was established and registered.
- November 23rd is a great day of joy for us, as it is the day all our efforts are rewarded, says Anna Afanasyeva, who is elected chairperson of the Saami youth organization.
The Saami youth living on the Kola Peninsula have struggled for ten years to have a Saami youth organization registered, and they succeeded on the third attempt. Throughout the later years, Saami youth in Russia have been cooperating with Saami youth in the Nordic countries, through joint seminars and conferences and the Working Group for establishing an All-Saami youth organization.
Saami youth are organized through Noereh (Norway), Sáminuorra (Sweden), Suoma Sámi Nuorat (Finland) and Sami Nurash (Russia).
