Kola Sámi Association Explained

Kola Sámi Association (Куэлнэгк Соаме Э̄хтнэгк; Russian: Ассоциация Кольских саамов; Northern Sami: Guoládaga Sámi Searvi) is a public organization founded in 1989 to support Russian Sámi living in Murmansk Oblast and to promote their culture and languages.^[1] Its headquarters are in Murmansk, Russia.^[2]

, Elena Yakovleva Semenovna serves as the association’s president.

The Kola Sámi Association is a member of the Russian Association of Indigenous Peoples of the North^[3] (RAIPON) and, together with the Association of Sámi in Murmansk Oblast, a member association of the Saami Council.^[4]

External links

• Kola Sámi Association VK page

Notes and References

1. Book: Коренные малочисленные народы Севера, Сибири и Дальнего Востока Российской Федерации: Обзор современного положения. ru. Indigenous peoples of the North, Siberia and the Far East of the Russian Federation: Overview of the current situation. Суляндзига. Р.В.. Кудряшова. Д.А.. Суляндзига. П.В.. 2003. Центр Содействия Коренным Малочисленным Народам Севера / Российский Учебный Центр коренных народов Севера (ЦСКМНС/РИТЦ). Moscow, Russia. 22 June 2020.
2. Web site: Саамы. ru. Sámi. Кольский район. Kola district. 22 June 2020.
3. Web site: Региональные отделения. ru. Regional Branches. Russian Association of Indigenous Peoples of the North. 22 June 2020.
4. Web site: About the Saami Council: Member Organizations. Saami Council. 22 June 2020.