Editing Siida (section)

==Norway==
In Norway, pastoralist activity requires membership in a unit ({{lang|no|driftsenhet}}), corresponding to a reindeer herd. The rights to conduct pastoralism are based on [[statute of limitations]] and limited to individuals of Sámi descent.

The 2007 Reindeer Husbandry Act revised the official reindeer district system to acknowledge and incorporate traditional {{lang|se|siida}} units, improving recognition of Sámi land rights and centering reindeer grazing activities on ecologically and economically sustainable resource use based on local culture and tradition.<ref name="Korpijaakko-Mikkel March 22, 2009"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Reindeer Husbandry in Norway - Districts, Siida and Siida Units|publisher=International Centre for Reindeer Husbandry|url=https://icr.arcticportal.org/norway?start=3|access-date=17 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite act |date=2007 |legislature=Stortinget  |title=Lov om reindrift (reindriftsloven) |trans-title=Reindeer Husbandry Act (LOV-2007-06-15-40) |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LTI/lov/2007-06-15-40 |language=no}}</ref> Prior to the act, Norwegian authorities maintained their own definitions of reindeer herding districts, leading to piecemeal development and sales of land, disconnecting traditional pasture areas.<ref name="TylerHanssen-Bauer2021">{{cite journal|last1=Tyler|first1=Nicholas J.C.|last2=Hanssen-Bauer|first2=Inger|last3=Førland|first3=Eirik J.|last4=Nellemann|first4=Christian|title=The Shrinking Resource Base of Pastoralism: Saami Reindeer Husbandry in a Climate of Change|journal=Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems|volume=4|year=2021|issn=2571-581X|doi=10.3389/fsufs.2020.585685|doi-access=free|hdl=10037/20640|hdl-access=free}}</ref>