Indigenous peoples and minorities
The Ministry of Local Government and Modernisation is responsible for the Government’s policy towards the Sami people and national minorities. Click "National minorities" or "The Sami People" to find news articles, press releases and other articles related to this topic. Click "Find document" to search for all documents on government.no related to this topic.
The foundation for Sámi policy
The foundation for Sámi policy
National laws and international conventions set the obligations towards the Sami population.
What Defines an Indigenous People?
What Defines an Indigenous People?
No general, internationally accepted definition of indigenous peoples exists. It is typical of indigenous populations that they do not represent the dominant population in the larger society of which they are part, although they may be the population group that inhabited the area first.
Latest on indigenous peoples and minorities
What's new
- Commemorative event at Auschwitz: Antisemitism is still a threat News story 27/01/2025
- New action plan against antisemitism Press release 11/11/2024
- State Secretary Maria Varteressian’s speech at the opening of The Lety u Písku Memorial to the Holocaust of the Roma and Sinti in Bohemia Speech/statement 23/04/2024
- New white paper highlights Sámi perspectives in public health work News story 19/03/2024
- The Prime Minister's remarks at the panel discussion on “Rethinking Arctic Development” at the Arctic Frontiers conference Speech/statement 31/01/2024
Documents
- The Sami Act Law 02/07/2025
- Action plan against antisemitism 2025-2030 Plans/strategy 23/05/2025
- Action plan to combat harassment and discrimination of the Sami 2025-2030 Plans/strategy 04/02/2025
- Meld. St. 12 (2023–2024) - White paper on public health and living conditions in the Sámi population – Summary Report to the Storting 15/03/2024
- NOU 2024: 3 - Joint efforts against extremism: Better conditions for preventive work Norwegian Official Report (NOU) 01/03/2024