Norway's court rules against Indigenous control over northern territory
In a narrow 6-5 decision, Norway’s Supreme Court ruled Friday that the largely Indigenous community of Karasjok does not have collective property rights over a vast area in the country’s northernmost region.
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![Sami herder Ante Niillas Gaup prepares to lasso one of his young reindeer for marking, in Reinfjord, in Northern Norway, on September 15, 2023. A horde of white, brown or greying reindeer cross fjords, climb mountains and swim between glaciers before arriving at their destination, after a great migration to their winter pasture, in the Norwegian Far North. The Sami follow their animals by quad, on foot or by boat. ( A Sami herder prepares to lasso a reindeer.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7220544.1717164907!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/1697766147.jpg)
In a narrow 6-5 decision, Norway’s Supreme Court ruled Friday that the largely Indigenous community of Karasjok does not have collective property rights over a vast area in the country’s northernmost region.