Salmon sans borders: Fishing for salmon along the deatnu or tana river has long been fundamental to the culture of the indigenous Sámi people along the Finland-Norway border

Pedersen, Steinar (2009) Salmon sans borders: Fishing for salmon along the deatnu or tana river has long been fundamental to the culture of the indigenous Sámi people along the Finland-Norway border. Samudra Report (54). pp. 4-7. ISSN 0973 1121

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Abstract

Fishing for salmon (Salmo salar) along the over 200-km watercourse on the border of Finland and Norway, called Deatnu (in the Sámi language) or Tana (in Norwegian), has been going on for at least 7,000 to 8,000 years, or for as long as human existence after the last Ice Age. The Tana river valley is situated in an area in which the Sámi are the oldest known ethnic group. Sámi culture, as it exists in northern Scandinavia and the northwestern parts of Russia, is at least 2,000 to 3,000 years old. Salmon fishing remains a fundamental part of Sámi culture on both sides of the Finland-Norway border.

Item Type:	Articles
Class Number:	920.SAM0714
Keywords:	Samudra Report, ICSF, Finland, Norway, Inland Fisheries, Indigenous Communities, River, Fishing Rights
Subjects:	Right to Resources
Depositing User:	Jeeva ICSF Rajan
Date Deposited:	08 Oct 2021 08:04
Last Modified:	22 Jul 2022 09:13
URI:	http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/1471

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