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Earlier this week, a more than twenty years long conflict between Malå and Grans siida (traditional Saami reindeer herding communities) was settled, but not in what I would consider a sensible way. While making sure that both Malå and Grans siidas were happy with the decision, the Saami parliament at the same time, however, decided to change the borders between Malå and Maskajaure, thereby creating a new conflict which isn't likely to be solved any time soon.

Reindeer husbandry based on who owns a specific piece of land is rather interesting because of the Swedish state's historical treatment of its indigenous population; being part South Saami, I come from a coomunity which saw its lands stolen and given to North Saami reindeer herders instead, while the South Saami at the same time quite often were stripped of their rights to practice reindeer husbandry. This was a practice designed by the Swedish state in order to create tension between different parts of the Saami community and as land is central to what makes the Saami a culture in the first place, messing around with the borders between different siidas is a rather effective way to start an argument.

The Saami of Dearna still don't like the descendants of the Guovdegeaidnu Saami that were forced to move to the area some hundred years ago, as they felt that the incoming Saami stole their reindeer herding lands from them.