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The turning point - the environmental stuggle that became indigenous affairs

The turning point - the environmental stuggle that became indigenous affairs

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Status

Released

Release Date

Nov 29, 2011

Runtime

0h 58m

Genres

Documentary, History

Original Title

Vendepunktet - miljøkampen som ble en urfolksak

Production Companies

NRK

Director

Per Kristian Olsen

Description

Personal accounts from the Alta actions in the years 1979 to 1981. Large police forces were deployed against the demonstrators. The dispute over the Alta river began as an environmental issue, but became a major turning point for the Sámi people's struggle for equal rights in Norway.