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Three Sámi languages have their own TV station
*Sámi language-speaking voices that made waves on the radio now have their
own broadcast on television. A new TV station in Inari has given Sámi
people a platform to spread Sámi culture outside of their northern home.*

By
Emma Jarratt
Jimmy Thomson
May 21, 2014

A few kilometres off the main road, deep in an evergreen forest, an
all-Sámi language broadcast station has just switched off air for the
morning.

The fevered buzz in Yle Sápmi dies down for a couple hours as reporters
prepare for the afternoon and evening shows, scouring the indigenous
communities for news to share with the rest of Finland.

Every year the station’s place in the Finnish news market grows a little
stronger as more programs and resources are invested in promoting
indigenous culture over the airwaves.

​Access full article below:
http://barentsobserver.com/en/society/2014/05/three-sami-languages-have-their-own-tv-station-21-05

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