Episode Synopsis "Episode 5. The Alta Conflict. Hunger strike for Sámi rights with Jorunn Eikjok. Part Two"

"Norwegian Government did not just give us Sámi rights; we, the Sámi people, demanded our rights!"In Part Two of this two-part episode, we continue the conversation with Sámi anthropologist and activist Jorunn Eikjok, as she takes us through the protest site in Oslo, 1979 . The Alta Conflict is reported to be the largest Sámi protest, which was followed by fundamental changes in the relationship between the Sámi people and the Norwegian State. Find Part One here. 

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