Beyond Borders: The Sámi Peoples' Struggle for Self-Determination in Europe and Lessons from Indigenous Colombia (eng)

Disclaimer: Das Interview in dieser Folge wurde auf Englisch
geführt. Eine deutsche Synchronisation wird in einigen Wochen
folgen, also geduldet euch noch bis dahin oder hört euch einfach
das englische Original an. Viel Spaß!





The Sámi are the only indigenous peoples in Europe. Their
territory extends across a total of four different countries in
the far north of the European continent. The struggle for their
rights requires political efforts at the national level in
Sweden, Norway, Russia and Finland, as well as at the
transnational level, for example in the Arctic Council.


In this episode, we talk to the experienced international legal
practitioner and professor of international law, Prof. René
Urueña, about what these disputes look like and how the political
situation in northern Fennoscandia can be compared with the
political struggles of indigenous peoples in Latin America. René
Urueña’s work focuses on the ways in which complex social
challenges can be understood, and tackled, as distinctively legal
problem. After years of working with indigenous groups in
Colombia and Venezuela, in recent years, he has focused
intensively on the political and legal struggles of the Sámi,
particularly in Finland. He will give us an insight into his
research on the political and legal challenges in their quest for
recognition and self-determination. We will also talk about the
challenges posed by the Russian war against Ukraine.





Shownotes:


Article by Prof. René Urueña (german version, english version
forthcoming)


https://wissenschaft-und-frieden.de/artikel/die-sami-in-einer-umkaempften-arktis/





Background and Research by Prof. René Urueña


https://research.ulapland.fi/en/persons/rene-urue%C3%B1a


https://derecho.uniandes.edu.co/profesor/rene-fernando-uruena-hernandez/





Report of the Truth Comission of Colombia


https://www.comisiondelaverdad.co/english





Referenced Book by Daniela Alaattinoğlu


https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/grievance-formation-rights-and-remedies/95B4D6259193DB6BC152E6C1323C2614