Papers of the Sami Support Committee

Archive reference: Cwl SAMI.

The Sami Support Committee

The Sami Support Committee was formed early in 1981 to support the Sami people and other activists protesting against the Alta-Kautokeino hydro-electric project in northern Norway, which would flood Sami reindeer grazing lands. The group was formed following a picket of the Norwegian tourist office on 14 January 1981 in response to the Norwegian government decision to break up the protest using force. Survival International, CIMRA and London Greenpeace were the organisers of the picket.  The Committee was based at London Greenpeace 6 Endsleigh Street. This collection was created by one of the activists involved with the Committee, Martyn Lowe.

The Archive

The papers include correspondence with activists and organisations, notes, printed ephemera, circulars, press cuttings, issues of journals and magazines. The collection description is published as part of our First Sort programme which aims to put basic information about new archives into the public domain as quickly as possible. We will refine and enrich it in response to user demand.