This court case could set groundbreaking precedent for Indigenous land rights in Europe

A case before Norway's Supreme Court could see an area in the north of the country transferred to local, Indigenous control and would be the first time such a land claim succeeded in Europe. If it fails, the process the Indigenous Sámi helped establish could be called into question.

This court case could set groundbreaking precedent for Indigenous land rights in Europe
A woman leans over a stream with hills in the background

A case before Norway's Supreme Court could see an area in the north of the country transferred to local, Indigenous control and would be the first time such a land claim succeeded in Europe. If it fails, the process the Indigenous Sámi helped establish could be called into question.