Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Portrait-of-Stefan-Mikaelsson-27MZIFVU7XIB.htmlConceptually similarPortrait of Stefan MikaelssonGP04KYKCompleted★★★★Portrait of Eriel DerangerGP04KYICompleted★★★★Portrait of Eriel DerangerGP04KYACompleted★★★★Portrait of Matts BergGP04KYVCompleted★★★★Portrait of Per Mikael UtsiGP04KY7Completed★★★★Portrait of Per Mikael UtsiGP04KYWCompleted★★★★Portrait of Matts BergGP04KYUCompleted★★★★Portrait of Laila Susanne VarsGP04KYSCompleted★★★★Portrait of Laila Susanne VarsGP04KYTCompleted★★★★View AllGP04KYXPortrait of Stefan MikaelssonStefan Mikaelsson, President of Sami Parliament, Sametinget, Portrait of Eriel Deranger, Athabasca Chipewyan First Nations, participating in “The Peoples’ Arctic: Unified for a Better Tomorrow” conference. His quote: “We the Sami people walk to the future in the footprints of our ancestors. If you destroy the footprints then our future is wiped out.”Locations:Europe-Kiruna (city)-SwedenDate:12 May, 2013Credit:© Christian Åslund / GreenpeaceMaximum size:1798px X 1200pxKeywords:Eye contact-Faces-Headshots-Indigenous People-KWCI (GPI)-Men-Oil (fossil fuel)-Oil (Industry)-Oil exploration-One person-Portraits-Sami-Save the Arctic (campaign title)Shoot:People's Arctic Conference PortraitsPortraits of indigenous people participating in the conference “The Peoples’ Arctic: Unified for a Better Tomorrow”, the second such conference hosted by the Save the Pechora Committee and Greenpeace, meant to connect Indigenous communities from around the Arctic and foster better relationships between Indigenous Peoples and environmental groups.On the eve of the Arctic Council meeting taking place on the 15th May 2013, 15 more Indigenous groups and individuals have signed onto a joint statement rejecting oil development in the Arctic. The coalition now includes major Indigenous organisations from every Arctic state, including two organizations that are permanent participants on the Arctic Council. The move demonstrates that there is growing opposition to Arctic oil drilling amongst the Indigenous communities who will be most affected by the industrialisation of their territories and would feel the first impacts of an oil spill.
