We did two times more [school] visits than usual and many more schools are ordering our videos.”The Dihtosis project was started by the Youth Council in 2018. The Dihtosis project was put in place to help change this, by sending Sami youth into schools to teach lessons about their history, culture and Indigenous rights first hand. The Dihtosis project, young children are taught basic facts about who the Sami are and where their traditional territory is. “That’s why, in my opinion, the most important thing about [the Dihtosis project] is that the wish for this project came from Sami youth themselves. Sami youth wanted it, Sami youth felt the need for it.”Tampere University paper said the project’s unique approach leads to increased understanding.

Source: CBC News June 30, 2022 20:49 UTC