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Ellen Lie, Anna Löfwander Jarwson and Elsa Laula Renberg, photographed on 3 March 1917. A group portrait, not a photograph of the February congress proceedings.
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Hilfling-Rasmussen / NTNU University Library, HI-v-11085_01 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and converted to WebP; derivative under the same licence · Licence terms

Europe / Rights

Sámi organizing: language, land and political representation

Sámi history crosses national borders. Women’s organizing, campaigns over land and education, and the Alta conflict connect cultural survival with demands for political representation.

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