Under the Norwegian Chairship of the Arctic Council, the first Arctic Youth Conference was held in Tromsø from 24-26 of January.

In connections with the Stortinget’s (Norwegian Parliament) consideration of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's report Stortinget Presidency and ICR set up the NOMAD Indigenous FoodLab in front of the Stortinget in Oslo from 11 to 12 of November.

NOMAD Indigenous FoodLab was twice a participant of the Denmark’s largest food festival in Århus in 2023 and 2024.

The NOMAD Indigenous Foodlab with the World´s largest lavvo (Sámi reindeer herders´ nomadic tent) is placed outside the Bocuse d’Or 2024 event in Trondheim Spektrum on March 19th and 20th.

186 Indigenous Youth travelled from the seven socio-cultural regions and met in person in FAO Rome at the two tents of the NOMAD Indigenous Foodlab that was brought the from the Arctic and Denmark and installed inside the FAO to create an Indigenous Peoples ́ territory capable of hosting fundamental discussions with the Indigenous Youth.

NOMAD Indigenous Foodlab takes part in Arendal Week since 2022

Jokkmokk Winter market and celebration of the Sáminuorra 60 years since its establishment. Sáminuorra is the Sámi national youth organization in the Swedish part of Sápmi.

In Guovdageaidnu (Kautokeino) ICR and WRH together with the Sámi University of Applied Sciences and Research Council of Norway co-organized the academic conference on the traditional knowledge of reindeer husbandry in a changing world.

“NOMAD FoodLab tent at FAO shows the power of Indigenous Peoples’ knowledge systems, which combine traditional knowledge of food with new tech and innovation to address today’ s challenges. Thank you Norway for supporting Arctic Indigenous Peoples” - tweeted FAO Director-General QU Dongyu

Food Lab was brought to Varangerbotn—a small village in Nesseby Municipality renowned for its deep-rooted Sámi culture, reindeer herding, and fishing traditions.

The NOMAD Indigenous FoodLab was brought to Guovdageaidnu from Denmark for the first time and was opened at the main office of ICR.