SEG …quot; logo
Sámi Ealahus- ja
Guorahallanguovddaš
Samisk Nærings- og
Utredningssenter A/S
Språksenter
logo
Deanu Giellagaddi/Tana Samiske
Språksenter
Sámegiella/Samisk
Saami Trade- and Developementcenter
Suomeksi/Finsk
English/Engelsk
Main office :
Tanatorget
9845 Deatnu …quot; Tana
Norway
Tel
:
47-78925490
Fax
:
47-78925499
E-mail
: seg@sami-eg.no
Web
:
Director : Elin Sabbasen
Department, Ohcejohka/Utsjoki,
Finland : Mrs. Ellen Ravna
Tel : 358-16686202
Telefaks : 358-16677339
E-mail : ellen.ravna@utsjoki.fi
About
SEG
SEG, the consultancy company was established in 1996. The company is
owned by several saami municipalities situated in the county of Finnmark, Norway
and Finish Lapland, and the saami publishing company Davi Girji. The main
shareholder is the municipality of Deatnu/Tana. Our main office is located in
Tana bru, the municipal centre of Deatnu/Tana. In Ohcejohka/Utsjoki, the
northernmost municipality in Finland, we have an office run by Mrs. Ellen Ravna.
Vision and
purpose
Our
vision on behalf of SEG is to act as an instrument in developing trade, industry
and local societies in the core saami regions. The company’s main purpose is by
counselling, clarification reports and imparting knowledge to improve the
economy of the saami communities in our region. Our task is also to improve the
level of knowledge about saami issues in public service.
The
organization
SEG
AS is organized like a network company with a small staff of employees, at
present 7 persons. Whenever it is required, competence and knowledge will be
provided from our extensive professional network.
Our
network consists of professionals in various special fields and of institutions
with a high degree of competence. We have entered into agreements with different
professionals and institutions such as research institutions and
colleges.
Our Main Fields
Saami language, culture and
education
These fields are the basic priorities in all our work.
The
following partial objectives have priority:
## SEG will contribute
to improve the general competence in Saami culture in the
region
## SEG will contribute
to improve bilingual culture competence in the region
## SEG will contribute
to a better understanding of Saami culture, language and the Saami
community in general.
Courses and Training
## Saami language and
culture
## Courses in
Electronic Data Processing and ICT, Information and Communication
Technology, private enterprise management and personal management.
## Mass media contact
and appearance.
Clarification
Reports
SEG
is strongly concerned in making the Saami perspective more visible and distinct
by participating in programmes designed to improve local and regional public
service. One of our specialities is to design stratetgic action-programmes.
Developement of Trade and
Industry
## Projects for design
and productions.
## Counselling of
private enterprises.
## Marketing and developement of new
products.
## Establishment of
new firms.
## Creater of Finish …quot;
Norwegian collaboration projects
## Creater of Russian
…quot; Norwegian collaboration projects
Geographical work priority
## Northern
Norway
## Northern
Scandinavia and The Barents Region
## Indigenous peoples
in the Arctic
Our most important clients
We
mainly work for public institutions, but we also have engagements for private
enterprises. SEG is looked upon as a supplement to the already excisting skill
and competence within the public sector and in private firms.
Our
main clients are the Saami Parliament, the county of Finnmark, the Barents
Region and the saami municipaleties.
Our
staff
Steinar Pedersen
Tel:
47-78925492
Director. Ph.d.
E-mail :
seg@sami-eg.no
Haavald Hansen
Tel :
47-78925493
Deputy director. Engineer
E-mail : havald.hansen@sami-eg.no
Helene Nordsletta Aslaksen Tel : 47-78925490
Office manager
E-mail : helene.aslaksen@sami-eg.no
Siri Broch
Johansen
Tel : 47-78925495
Manager Deano giellagáddi/
E-mail : siribj@sami-eg.no
Tana Saami Language Center.
B.A.
Wenche
Johansen
Tel : 47-78925497
Project coorinator. B.A.
E-mai : wenche_seg@yahoo.no
Jan
Bjørge
Tel : 47-78925493
Project coordinator.
B.A.
E-mail : janbjoerge@yahoo.no
Ellen Ravna
Tel :
358-16686202
Project manager, B.A.
E-mail : ellen.ravna@utsjoki.fi
Departement, Ochejohka/Utsjoki, Finland
A brief summary of some projects and
work
“Joddu” …quot; a center of competence in salmonfishing and saami culture in
Deatnu/Tana.
On
behalf of Deatnu/Tana municipality SEG has been responible for working out
preliminary plans for this project. The center will include a museum, a meeting
place for scientists, tourist office, adventure-center, shops for duodji, saami
arts and crafts.
The establishment of a “saami prison” in
Deatnu/Tana.
The
municipality of Detnu/Tana has initiated a process with the purpose to establish
a prison where Saami language and culture is fully integrated within the prison
organization.The preliminary project has been worked out by
SEG.
¤ The exploitation of the
Tana River and it`s water system.
¤ The standard of the public
health sector in regions with indigenious peoples in North-West
Russia
¤ The health condition
among Norwegian reindeer-herding saami.
¤ The increase of
revenue in the reindeer-herding economy
¤ Plans for developing
a cultural center in Narjan Mar/Archangel and a saami cultural
centre in
Lovozero/Murmansk
¤ Strategic plans for
developement of tourism in Saami districts
¤ Prositution, health
and standard of living related to russian women frequently visiting
Tana
¤ New design in Saami
arts and crafts
¤ The establishment of Tana
Saami Language Center
¤ Further developement
of both culture and economic activity in the Tana River
valley
Special
activeties
We
have accumulated a heavy experience in organizing courses, seminars and
conferences
on
different topics related to our professional activity in general.
Employees of SEG have written and published several theses in various
sciences and works in the field of popular science.
Deatnu/Tana language
center
The
center is included in the SEG-organisation, but operates as a separate
unit.
Organizing and implementing language courses is the main task for our
language center.
We
can offer courses in Saami language especially fit for Norwegian speaking people
as well as writing-courses in Saami language.
We
also have the capacity to design language courses on special request. Our
clients have been public schools and public institutions.
We
have a long experiance in translating Norwegian to Saami language and v.v. That
includes schoolbooks, documents, public and private information and advertising
articles.
For
more information, please contact: Siri Broch Johansen siribj@sami-eg.no
or
tel. 47-78925495, fax. 47-78925499.
Special competence : Subjects
Traditional
organization of the Saami community
Historic perspective on the exploitation of land in Finnmark, the right
to land and waters
in Saami areas.
National law and international conventions on the rights of the Saami
people and indigenous peoples in general.
The Norwegian Saami Parliament. The developement of Saami organizations.
The official Norwegian policy towards the Saami
people.
Bordercrossing activities in Northern Scandinavia in historic
perspective.
The rigt to land and waters in Finnmark.
Many aspects concerning the salmon fishing in the Tana
River.
SEG
has long experience in arranging courses in data processing and information
technology
## Introduction to
Windows
## Training course in word
processing
## How to use
Internet
## How to construct a data base
For more information, please
contact Håvald Hansen : havald.hansen@sami-eg.no
tel.
47-78925493.
Mass
Media
SEG is also operating in the
field of mass media activeties. We can offer councelling in how to behave and
how to master your appearance in mass media, and we can work out plans for
“using” the media in order to achieve progress or results in your case.
Lobbying
In our staff we have
professionals who have experiance from political activities on all levels, and
with higher education in political science. We can offer councelling in how to
gain influence within public administration or political bodies. We have good
records in this field.
