An activist movement opposes the Norwegian government’s plan to use Repparfjord as a dumping ground for mining waste. The story echoes the historic 1981 protests against the construction of a hydroelectric power plant on the Koutokeino-Alta river. Both rivers were and still are important spawning ground for cod and salmon, and an important resource for Sámi reindeer husbandry and sea fishing.
An activist movement opposes the Norwegian government’s plan to use Repparfjord as a dumping ground for mining waste. The story echoes the historic 1981 protests against the construction of a hydroelectric power plant on the Koutokeino-Alta river. Both rivers were and still are important spawning ground for cod and salmon, and an important resource for Sámi reindeer husbandry and sea fishing.
Elina Waage Mikalsen
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