The Norwegian Barents Secretariat Indigenous peoplesThe Norwegian Barents Secretariat Indigenous peopleshttp://www.barents.no/CustomPublish.com - Web publishing made easyThu, 21 Jan 2010 11:23:15 +0100 Indigenous peoples are one out of the five areas of priority for the Norwegian Barents Secretariat. There are several indigenous peoples groups living in the region. Despite long distance and different history, their issues and challenges in their daily live are much the same. The Norwegian Barents Secretariat’s work to promote Indigenous Peoples projects aims at connecting people across borders and vast distances. In 2009 the Norwegian Barents Secretariat granted more than 300.000 EUR to 19 different cooperation projects between indigenous peoples in the Barents Region. Thu, 21 Jan 2010 11:23:15 +0100 http://www.barents.no/indigenous-peoples-in-barents-region.4723391.html http://www.barents.no/indigenous-peoples-in-barents-region.4723391.html The co-operation between the indigenous peoples was initiated by the Barents Regional Council already in 1993. The present Working Group of Indigenous Peoples (WGIP) was established on a permanent basis by the Regional Council in 1995. Sun, 04 Dec 2005 18:39:23 +0100 http://www.barents.no/indigenous-peoples.289119.html http://www.barents.no/indigenous-peoples.289119.html