Author Archives: Snowchange

As the late-summer sun sets in the doorway of a hundred-year-old barn on the shores of Lake Mekrijärvi, Eastern Finland, Sutej Hugu sings about catching flying fish in the waters of his home island – Pongso no Tao – which … Continue reading →

Fourth Festival of Northern Fishing Traditions, conceptualized by Olli Klemola, one of Snowchange founders in 2000s, brings over 40 international and Indigenous delegates to North Karelia to learn from restoration, river seining and Snowchange fisheries. Additionally dozens more will come … Continue reading →

August is here and with that we are only four weeks from the 4th Festival of Northern Fishing Festival! Summer enabled over 400 hectares of pristine and restoration peatlands to be added from Ranua, close to Arctic Circle and Arctic … Continue reading →

26th June, 2024 we learned of the loss of Kumiga, Theresa Neel. She passed from this world in Courtney, British Columbia. She was one of the founders of Snowchange back in 2000. Kumiga aka Theresa Neel was a member of … Continue reading →

Snowchange is proud to announce in collaboration with the Endangered Landscapes and Seascapes Programme and other supporters the fourth Festival of Northern Fishing Traditions to be held in North Karelia, Finland from 4th September to 8th September, 2024. The Festival, … Continue reading →

First-ever detection of microplastics in the Sámi rivers and lakes.  Gwich’in knowledge reaching back to Myth Time unveiled. Local observations of marine species, fish and birds shows priorities for Western Greenland. Faroe Islands communities share their 20-year-long observations of pilot … Continue reading →

A new science paper combining Sámi knowledge and science documents the very first microplastics in Sámi home area. The Skolt Sámi teams worked with the researchers for four years to document, assess and quantify the situation – microplastics are even … Continue reading →

Summer is here. Snowchange co-organises and participates in the Arctic Passion General Assembly in the Sámi home area, Inari in June. Koitajoki Rewilding expands significantly. Several Indigenous delegates arrive in the HQ and we welcome Thomas Miller, the film maker … Continue reading →

In May 2024, the ICCA Registry approved the first forest area protected by the Sámi, or the so-called ICCA area in Nordic countries. The Altto-oja forest, located by the Ivalojoki, is a 72-hectare entity. At the same time, the Onkamo … Continue reading →

Spring arrives. In May traditional Karelian village of Ryökkylä on lake Mekrijärvi is in focus. Additionally a sub-Arctic Pärjänjoki river in the Ii catchment receives support. Management fisheries will commence on Sääperi once the ice leaves. At the end of … Continue reading →