Last Yoik in Saami Forests? (movie)
- Production country: Finland
- Producer: Hannu Hyvönen
- Production companies: United Nations
- Genre: Documentary
- Release date: 5/15/2006
- Run time: 58 min.
Movie description
The conflict between forestry and nature conservation in Finland has been constant during last 20 years. The traditional, freely grazing reindeer herding, dependent of the old forest growth , has been losing its resources but complaint and protests haven't been able to stop this process. In 2005 Saami reindeer herders made an alliance with Greenpeace and established a Forest Rescue Station in the wilderness of Inari. The international pressure from Greenpeace made Finnish forest company Stora Enso stop buying the wood from conflict areas. Kalevi Paadar, a Saami reindeer herder, lodged a complaint to the UN Human Rights Commission.
