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Department of Indigenous and National Minority Affairs

This page shows the event history for this unit.

Remarks: * = If a date is denoted with an asterisk (*), this implies that the date is not confirmed.

1981-01-01 00:00:00.0 * Regular founding

Name
Department of Saami and Minority Affairs

Short name
Sekr. for sam. spm.

Affiliations
Ministry

Hierarchical level
Secretariat

Superior body
* Department of Administrative Affairs

Located
301 Oslo

Please note that this event has comments in Norwegian that are for the present not translated into English

1982-01-01 00:00:00.0 * New superior organization and level

(The unit reports to a new superior organization and at the same time changes its form of affiliation/administrative level.)

Affiliations
Ministry

Hierarchical level
Quasi Department

Superior body
Ministry of Labour and Municipal Affairs

Please note that this event has comments in Norwegian that are for the present not translated into English

1984-01-01 00:00:00.0 * Change of name

Name
Department of Saami and Minority Affairs

Short name
Ktr. for sam.spm.

Please note that this event has comments in Norwegian that are for the present not translated into English

1992-01-01 00:00:00.0 * Change of name

Name
Department of Saami and Minority Affairs

Short name
Seksj. for sam. spm.

1996-01-01 00:00:00.0 * New form of affiliation/administrative level

(The unit is reorganized and has changed its form of affiliation/administrative level.)

Affiliations
Ministry

Hierarchical level
Division

1996-01-01 00:00:00.0 * Change of name

Name
Department of Saami and Minority Affairs

Short name
ASS

1999-01-01 00:00:00.0 * New superior organization and level

(The unit reports to a new superior organization and at the same time changes its form of affiliation/administrative level.)

Affiliations
Ministry

Hierarchical level
Section

Superior body
Department of Ministry of Migration

Please note that this event has comments in Norwegian that are for the present not translated into English

1999-01-01 00:00:00.0 * Change of name

Name
Department of Saami and Minority Affairs

Short name
Samepolitisk seksjon

2002-01-01 00:00:00.0 * New superior organization and level

(The unit reports to a new superior organization and at the same time changes its form of affiliation/administrative level.)

Affiliations
Ministry

Hierarchical level
Division

Superior body
Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development

2002-01-01 00:00:00.0 * Change of name

Name
Department of Saami and Minority Affairs

Short name
SAMI

2006-01-01 00:00:00.0 New superior organization (horizontal movement)

(The unit has changed superior.)

Superior body
Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion

Please note that this event has comments in Norwegian that are for the present not translated into English

2010-01-01 00:00:00.0 New superior organization (horizontal movement)

(The unit has changed superior.)

Superior body
Ministry of Government Administration, Reform and Church Affairs

Please note that this event has comments in Norwegian that are for the present not translated into English

2014-01-01 00:00:00.0 No change to unit, but change of superior

(The unit reports to a new superior organization because the previous superior organization was terminated at the same time.)

Superior body
Ministry of Local Government and Modernisation

Please note that this event has comments in Norwegian that are for the present not translated into English

2021-05-01 00:00:00.0 * Change of name

Name
Department of Indigenous and National Minority Affairs

Short name
UMI

Tasks:
Department of Indigenous and National Minority Affairs is tasked with implementing and following up the Government's objectives in the policy towards the Sami population and the national minorities: Jews, Kven /Norwegian Finns, Roma, Forest Finns and Romani people/Taters.

The department is also tasked with following up the ministry's goal to work for coherence and consistency in the policies toward the Sami and the national minorities, across sectors and administrative areas. The department assists the ministries in their contact with the Sami Parliament and the national minority organizations.

With respect to the policies towards the Sami, the department follows up the government's goal of facilitating the conditions for the Sami to develop and strengthen their culture, language and way of life. The department also participates in Norway's contribution to the development of international indigenous politics and working on coordination of Sami issues at the Nordic level.

Concerning the policy towards the national minorities, the department works to ensure that national minorities are consulted and their views taken into account, in line with the objectives of the Council of Europe's Framework Convention on the Protection of National Minorities and the European Charter on Regional or Minority Languages.

The department follows up budgetary and administrative matters concerning Sámediggi (the Sami Parliament) and facilitates contact and dialogue between the Government and Sámediggi. The department is also charged with administrative follow-up of one subordinate agency: International Centre for Reindeer Husbandry (ICR).

Source: regjeringen.no