Last Yoik in Saami Forests (part 7, new epilogue)

"In May 2007 Metsähallitus starts again logging, this time in the wilderness of Kessi.

No one of the big pulp and paper companies admits to be the buyer and in July it is seen that the buyer is the local heating energy company, Inergia.

In the epiloque of the documentary Pekka Aikio, the chair on Saami Parliament, has to answer a question: , What is all this about that the Finnish state and the Inari county are burning down the woods of the Saami land."

Ohjaajan päivitetty versio google videossa (suomeksi): http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4456655809390251694

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• Saami
• Logging
• Indigenous
• Corporations
• State
• Sapmi
• Lapland

[MrBushman1982]

@bflanger im hear im a native pagan wiccan celtic viking ppl......... blass it be

[plasmainheartache]

this is an incredible series that should open up

a lot of peoples eyes

hopefully

[chariotofclouds]

what a powerful powerful story

[ovenofcreation]

we are surrounded by the dumb and ignorant

[kozmon0t]

Tree-sitters. You need to occupy the trees. A few dedicated tree-sitters can block an entire clearcut for months. It's worked for decades in United States public lands.

It may be harder to do in younger forests, but it should be possible.



[dherzbach]

terribly sad. Unfortunately its happening all over the world in one way or another. Here in new york state in the u.s ,gas companies want too drill thousands of feet into the earth for gas in a process that can potentially destroy the water supply and cause health risks. In our middle states the mining companies have destroyed a great deal of the appalachian mountains with coal mining. In africa and south america it's the same story. Were also destroying the oceans. Yeah, its all so sad

[RavenofDenmark]

the finnish goverment treat samies like shit. They with power are in the south and dont care about the north :s

One country, two people, one society, all have rights!

[BobYork]

What does the man in the end say? That if the Sami stops herding reindeers, the land fight is ended? WTF?

[bflanger]

"I want to reach the younger generation: rise up to fight! I am an old man and fought my fights already. We need the new generation to join, with more intelligence in their head and more love in their heart." (Harald Helander)

[Yannick20]

Armed resistance!