Sami identity: problems of language and culture preservation in the High North

• 01.03.2011
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On the 10th and 11th of March MSHU will host international conference «Sami identity: problems of language and culture preservation in the High North».

The aim of the conference is to work out a strategic policy in order to preserve the Sami language and culture conditioned by lack of interest in the Sami language among Sami native speakers of the Kola Peninsula, latinization of Kola dialects among young people, lack of Sami teachers, systematic education and long term programs in the Sami language.

The project is mainly targeted on young native speakers who face the problem of language and culture preservation.

The objective of the conference is to consolidate the community to face education challenges, issue a preliminary program on development of common educational space for young Sami native speakers and to work out the master’s program «The Sami language and culture» at MSHU.