Sámi Women's Network
An all-Sámi women's organization founded in 1993 to strengthen Sámi women's participation in political and community life.
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Overview
The Sámi Women's Network, known in Sámi as Sámi Nisson Forum, in Norwegian as Samisk Kvinneforum and in Swedish as Samiskt Kvinnoforum, is an all-Sámi women's association. It was founded in 1993 as a network of Sámi women from inner Finnmark who wanted to increase women's participation in the political life of their own municipality and region. The Samisk Kvinneliste in Karasjok had previously run in the first election to the Norwegian Sámi Parliament in 1989 and served as the base for the Samisk KvinneForum. In 1998, Sámi Nisson Forum became an all-Sámi organization with members in four countries and an elected board. The association has no secretariat or permanent employees. Its board consists of five people, one of whom coordinates the work and serves as project leader. At its founding, Sámi Nisson Forum, together with Sáráhkka, became part of a revived Sámi women's movement that took over the legacy of the Brurskankens samiske kvindeforening from 1910, which was later closed in 1931. Since 1996, the association has published the magazine Gába and receives operating grants from the Norwegian Sámi Parliament.
History
Sámi Nisson Forum was founded in 1993 as a network of Sámi women from inner Finnmark. The initiative grew out of the Samisk Kvinneliste in Karasjok, which had run in the first election to the Norwegian Sámi Parliament in 1989. That list served as the base for the Samisk KvinneForum. The founders sought to increase women's participation in the political life of their own municipality and region. In 1998, the organization transformed into an all-Sámi organization with members in four countries and an elected board. It has no secretariat or permanent employees; the board consists of five people, one of whom coordinates the work and acts as project leader. At its founding, Sámi Nisson Forum, together with Sáráhkka, became part of a revived Sámi women's movement that took over the legacy of the Brurskankens samiske kvindeforening from 1910, which was later closed in 1931. Since 1996, the association has published the magazine Gába and receives operating grants from the Norwegian Sámi Parliament.
- 1998
Sámi Nisson Forum becomes an all-Sámi organization with members in four countries and an elected board.
- 1996
The association begins publishing the magazine Gába.
- 1993
Sámi Nisson Forum is founded as a network of Sámi women from inner Finnmark.
- 1989
Samisk Kvinneliste in Karasjok runs in the first election to the Norwegian Sámi Parliament.
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