Yle.fi: Nearly 100 new people accepted as Sámi persons against will of Sámi Parliament

By mikbnCriteria: Ancestry, Criteria: Culture, Criteria: Language competence, Front Page, Indigenous, Language: English, Period: 2015 2 (Fall), Sámediggi Election: Finland, 2015, Sámediggi Electoral Roll, State: Finland

Yle.fi, 30.09.2015: http://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/sapmi/nearly_100_new_people_accepted_as_sami_persons_against_will_of_sami_parliament/8343268

This is a question of collective Sámi rights and not about the rights of individual persons.

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The decision shows that it is blood that matters. Anyone can learn the Sámi language but the genes can only be passed by your parents