Cultural Environment Unit
A Sámi cultural environment unit has been established at the Sámi Museum Siida in 2011. The founding of the unit has been made possible by two separate projects, the pilot project The Sámi Cultural Environment Unit (21.2.2011 – 31.12.2012) that has been financed by the Ministry of Education and Culture, and the project Living Environment – Ealli biras (1.3.2011 – 30.6.2013) that has been funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). The main aim of both projects is to run the unit on a permanent basis after that.
Sámi Cultural Environment Unit
Archaeologist Eija Ojanlatva works in The Sámi Cultural Environment Unit project, and she takes care of the official duties dealing with the management of archaeological heritage sites in the Sámi Area. Such official responsibilities concern, for instance, land use and planning, statements and field surveys, the receiving of archaeological objects and observations, and the management and inventories of antiquities in the Sámi Area.
Ealli biras - Living Environment
Project coordinator Päivi Magga leads the project Living Environment. The project aims at creating a Sámi cultural environment program for the Sámi Area and providing an exhibition on Sámi cultural sites and built heritage. The steering group consists of representatives from eight actors: the Sámi Parliament, the Giellagas Institute, the Cultural Environments of Lapland project, the Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment (ELY) in Lapland, the Regional Council of Lapland, Metsähallitus, the National Board of Antiquities, and the Sámi Museum Siida. The project is mainly funded by the European Regional Development Fund ERDF, and the national funding is given by the Regional Council of Lapland.
The Sámi Cultural Environment Unit has its office in the vicinity of Siida, right on the River Juutua.
Contact information:
Archaeologist Eija Ojanlatva, Sámi Cultural Heritage Unit Project, Tel. +358(0)40 167 6145
Project Coordinator Päivi Magga, Ealli biras - Elävä ympäristö - Living Environment Project, Tel. +358(0)40 180 1501
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