#reindeer — Public Fediverse posts

Good news from #Norway – you can't buy everything, it seems.

»Mikael #Kuhmunen, spokesperson for the Sirges Samiby (#reindeer herding community), confirmed to Norway’s NRK that they had been offered payment. “We were contacted by a helicopter company who wondered how we would approach #heliskiing. I raised the issue with the board, and there was a unanimous no,” Kuhmunen said. “We are fundamentally against everything heliskiing entails.”«

https://luxurylaunches.com/celebrities/swedish-villagers-turn-down-mark-zuckerberg-04222025.php

Astria, Bingbing, and Star wish you very happy Earth holidays!

 #stellarfantasy #astria #bingbing #starlette #holidays #elf #santahat #reindeer #pajamas #cute

Europe’s #GreenRevolution Threatens #Indigenous Culture

The #Sámi indigenous people have inhabited northern Sweden for thousands of years. Now their way of life is threatened by giant wind farms, mines rich in rare battery minerals and logging.

By Kasia Strek and Jonas Ekblom
June 26, 2023

"The European #GreenRevolution designed to slow down #ClimateChange globally is threatening the way of life of the Sámi people, one of the continent’s last-remaining indigenous groups. The breakneck pace to decarbonize is having damaging consequences for the #forests and land they have inhabited for thousands of years.

"It’s not the first time progress and industrial development in Sweden come at the expense of the Sámi. The group comprises roughly 80,000 people spread out across northern Scandinavia and is commonly associated with a semi-nomadic lifestyle of #reindeer herding, even though only a minority of Sámis live like this today. In the past, they have been persecuted and oppressed by some Swedish and Norwegian institutions.

"Sweden never had any colonies, but instead it colonized its north, a Swedish saying goes. The abundant minerals, wood and water that helped the country become one of the world’s wealthiest during the 20th century are found mostly in the wild and sparsely populated region that’s also the Sámi’s traditional territory."

https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2023-sweden-indigenous-sami-green-energy/

#SamiPeople #Sweden #CulturalGenocide #EnvironmentalRacism #ForestDefenders #WindFarms #Tourism #Vattenfall #NoConsent #Skogsupproret #Timberharvesting #Biomass

"Resting Up for the Big Night" teableau for 12/24/23

#Tea #Teableau #TeaCozy #TeaCosy #SantaClaus #Christmas #December #AdagioTea #BlackTea #AdventTeaCalendar #TwasTheNight #Reindeer #MerryChristmas #ChristmasEve

I'm Back!

Some of you might have noticed my absence from Mastodon for the last few months. I'm home now after extensive travels; and will attempt to resume my regular posting.

Here is a shot of a Mongolian nomad and her daughter carving reindeer antlers for sale to tourists.

#Photography #Picture #OAA #AYearForArt #MastoArt #TravelPhotography #Travel #WellTravelled #OATtravel #OverseasAdventureTravel #Sony #SonyAlpha #Mirrorless #A7rII #24105mm #Friday #Mongolia #KhuvsgulLake #Nomad #Woman #Child #Reindeer