Kola Sámi Association

Not to be confused with the Kola Sámi Assembly.

Pennant of the Kola Sámi Association

Kola Sámi Association (Kildin Sami: Куэлнэгк Соаме Э̄хтнэгк; Russian: Ассоциация Кольских саамов; Northern Sami: Guoládaga Sámi Searvi) is a public organization founded in 1989 to support Russian Sámi living in Murmansk Oblast and to promote their culture and languages.^[1] Its headquarters are in Murmansk, Russia.^[2]

As of 2020^[update], Elena Yakovleva Semenovna serves as the association’s president.^[2]

The Kola Sámi Association is a member of the Russian Association of Indigenous Peoples of the North^[3] (RAIPON) and, together with the Association of Sámi in Murmansk Oblast, a member association of the Saami Council.^[4]

References

1. Суляндзига, Р.В.; Кудряшова, Д.А.; Суляндзига, П.В. (2003). Коренные малочисленные народы Севера, Сибири и Дальнего Востока Российской Федерации: Обзор современного положения [Indigenous peoples of the North, Siberia and the Far East of the Russian Federation: Overview of the current situation] (in Russian). Moscow, Russia: Центр Содействия Коренным Малочисленным Народам Севера / Российский Учебный Центр коренных народов Севера (ЦСКМНС/РИТЦ). Retrieved 22 June 2020.
2. "Саамы" [Sámi]. Кольский район [Kola district] (in Russian). Retrieved 22 June 2020.
3. "Региональные отделения" [Regional Branches]. Russian Association of Indigenous Peoples of the North (in Russian). Retrieved 22 June 2020.
4. "About the Saami Council: Member Organizations". Saami Council. Retrieved 22 June 2020.

External links

• Kola Sámi Association VK page