Johan Mikkel Sara
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Johan Mikkel Sara is a Sami
politician. He represents Sami who are living in southern Norway
at the Sami Parliament, where he was vice president from 2005 to 26 September 2007. Sara was one of the so-called "Gang of Four" who went between the Norwegian Saami Association
(NSR) and the Labour Party, and that by virtue of this bargaining position had prominent positions in the Sami parliament, until his break with NSR in 2007.
Sami people
The Sami people, also spelled Sámi, or Saami, are the arctic indigenous people inhabiting Sápmi, which today encompasses parts of far northern Sweden, Norway, Finland, the Kola Peninsula of Russia, and the border area between south and middle Sweden and Norway. The Sámi are Europe’s northernmost...
politician. He represents Sami who are living in southern Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
at the Sami Parliament, where he was vice president from 2005 to 26 September 2007. Sara was one of the so-called "Gang of Four" who went between the Norwegian Saami Association
Norwegian Sami Association
The Norwegian Sami Association , also known as NSR, is the largest Sámi organization in Norway. The association was founded in 1968.-Purpose:The NSR actively runs cultural, social, and informational work through local groups and Sami associations. In total 24 Sami associations are attached to the...
(NSR) and the Labour Party, and that by virtue of this bargaining position had prominent positions in the Sami parliament, until his break with NSR in 2007.