Sami Cultural Centre in danger
The administration of the Sami-dominated Lovozero Rayon in Murmansk Oblast plans to turn the town’s National Sami Culture Centre into a tourist centre.
The new Head of Administration in Lovozero Rayon, Mr Dmitry Pisarev, has stated that the National Culture Centre in Lovozero will be transformed into a Centre of Tourism, and that the current institutions situated in the centre must remove their activities from the building, BarentsIndigenous.org reports. The centre was reopened after a major renovation in 2003, and it is currently an important arena for cultural activities in Lovozero.
