Sweden: Sami People Oppose Reindeer Rearing Reform Proposed by Government

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The leader of the Christian Democrats and Swedish Deputy Prime Minister Ebba Busch proposes to review in depth the place of reindeer rearing in Sweden. She wants both to reduce their number and to end the status of "national interest". A proposal that arouses strong criticism on the part of the Sami, the last indigenous people in Europe for whom this activity is at the heart of her way of life.