INDIGENOUS RIGHTS VS MINORITY RIGHTS THE CASEOF THE NORWEGIAN SAMI

摘要

ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT AND CONTROVERSIAL SECTORS OF SECURITY, ACCORDING TOTHE COPENHAGEN SCHOOL, IS THE SOCIETAL SECURITY, WHERE THE REFERENCE OBJECT ISIDENTITY, WHICH BRINGS TOGETHER A GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS BASED ON CERTAINCHARACTERISTICS. THUS, MINORITIES AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES HAVE DEVELOPED ACOLLECTIVE CONSCIOUSNESS AND BEGAN TO REJECT THE ASSIMILATION PROCESS IN FAVOR OFIDENTITY CONSOLIDATION AND CULTURAL PRESERVATION. THEREFORE, MULTICULTURALSTATES HAVE A DIFFICULT TASK, THAT OF ENSURING EQUALITY OF CITIZENS WITHOUTIMPEDING, IN ANY WAY, THE DISTINCTIVE CHARACTER OF MINORITIES OR INDIGENOUS PEOPLESINHABITING THEIR COUNTRY.THIS IS THE CASE OF NORWAY, SUPPORTER OF CULTURAL PLURALISM, WHICH INTENDS TOACCOMMODATE THE PROVISIONS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS IN THE NATIONALSYSTEM, IN ORDER TO CAPITALIZE THE POTENTIAL OF THE SAMI POPULATION, A COMPLETE ANDCOMPLEX CULTURE, PART OF THE NATIONAL HERITAGE. BUT THE SAMI ARE A MINORITY AND ANINDIGENOUS PEOPLE AT THE SAME TIME, HENCE THE CONTROVERSY CREATED AS MINORITY ANDINDIGENOUS RIGHTS ARE SIMILAR, BUT NOT IDENTICAL.THE PURPOSE OF THIS ARTICLE IS TO POINT OUT THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN INDIGENOUS ANDMINORITY RIGHTS, FOCUSING ON HOW THE NORWEGIAN STATE HAS CHOSEN TO ADDRESS THESTATUS OF ITS SAMI POPULATION.