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Talk · Ande SombyÁnde Somby on why indigenous people distrust the courts
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Ánde Somby on why indigenous people distrust the courts

A short talk in English by the Sami law academic on why indigenous peoples often cannot trust state courts to protect their rights.

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Ánde Somby

Ánde Somby is a Sámi joiker rooted in the reindeer-herding joik tradition, performing since 1976 and also a professor of law in Tromsø. Joik is a tradition of its own, related to but distinct from shamanism.

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