Funding cuts could mean death of Sami languages, say Indigenous parliaments

"Sami Giellagaldu was created to safeguard, promote and strengthen the use of the nine Sami languages across the Nordics, including North Sami, which is endangered."

"Mika Saijets, the director general of Sami Giellagaldu, described it as a regressive step that would take the region 50 years backward and accused the governments of cutting the heart out of the language."

"There is a tangible risk that the languages could vanish as a result, he said. It's a big risk that some of these languages will disappear."

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