The objective of this Convention is to affirm and strengthen such rights of the Saami people that are necessary to secure and develop its language, its culture, its livelihoods and society, with the smallest possible interference of the national borders. It recognizes the Saami people's right to self determination and establishes their minimum rights. Protracted traditional use of land or water areas shall constitute the basis for individual or collective ownership right to these areas for the Saami in accordance with national or international norms concerning protracted usage. The Convention contains 51 Articles organized in the following Chapters: I. The general rights of the Saami people; II. Saami governance; III. Saami language and culture; IV. Saami right to land and water; V. Saami livelihoods; VI. Implementation and development of the Convention; VII. Final provisions.
Finlande, Norvège, Suède · 2017-01-01