Help Ellinor protect her ancestral lands

The Norwegian government is trying to introduce industrial wind-power projects that threaten Sámi reindeer-herding communities’ lands and way of life. Ellinor is fighting to ensure Sámi voices are heard and their rights are respected, but time is running out. Sign the petition and help Ellinor protect their land and way of life.

What’s the problem?

Ellinor Guttorm Utsi is an Indigenous Sámi woman, and a passionate leader fighting to protect her community’s ancient reindeer-herding way of life in northern Norway. As a spokesperson, she speaks out for her family and her people who have followed seasonal migration routes across the Arctic for generations. They rely on summer grazing lands in Čorgaš, lands now under urgent threat.  

In 2023, several hundred wind turbines were suddenly proposed across Sámi territory, with many planned directly on Ellinor’s summer grazing lands. These huge projects would bring hundreds of turbines, roads and power lines that would break up the land, disrupt reindeer migration and destroy a way of life deeply connected to nature.  

Despite fierce opposition from Sámi groups and environmental organisations, Norwegian authorities are rushing approvals. Ellinor is tirelessly working to ensure Sámi voices are heard and their rights respected, but time is running out.  

What can you do to help?

Sign the petition and call on Norway to listen to Ellinor and the Sámi People, and help them protect their land, livelihoods and culture.