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The reindeer herders who fear for their future

In Sweden's far north, the BBC's Maddy Savage meets indigenous Sami people who say their traditional culture and way of life is being threatened by the country's drive to develop carbon-cutting industries. In the Arctic town of Jokkmokk, a controversial new iron-ore mine has been given conditional approval in a reindeer-herding area.

Producer: Maddy Savage

Filming and editing: Benoit Derrier

22 December 2022

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