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==Institutions and media==
Several Sámi institutions are located in Guovdageaidnu/Kautokeino, including:

* [[Beaivváš Sámi Theatre]]. The National Sámi Theatre. As a national stage company, they play a major role in making [[Sami history|Sámi history]] and culture visible.
* [[Sámi Joatkkaskuvla ja Boazodoalloskuvla]] is the Sámi High School and Reindeer Herding School. The high school has emphasis on Sámi, rather than Norwegian culture. Most teachers speak Sámi as their mother tongue allowing for classes to be taught in Sámi. In addition to ordinary courses, students can also study [[duodji]] (traditional Sámi crafts) and reindeer herding. In fact, it is the only high school in the world that features a reindeer herding class.
* Sámi allaskuvla - the [[Sámi University College]]. The college has national responsibility for Sámi higher education, including teacher-, and journalist-training. The college attempts to develop the syllabuses on the basis of Sámi needs, and attempts to develop Sámi as an academic language.
* [[Nordic Sámi Institute]]. The Nordic Sámi Institute is a Sámi research institution. Research topics include the Sámi language, culture, reindeer husbandry and legal research. The institute published the DIEĐUT magazine.
* Sámi giellaossodat; The department of language at the [[Sami Parliaments|Norwegian Sami Parliament]]. This department is the administration for the [[Sámi language board]], it allocates the extra funding given to the municipalities that have Sámi as an official language (like Guovdageaidnu-Kautokeino), and it administers various projects related to Sámi languages.
* The department of education of the Norwegian Sami Parliament.

The Sámi are also internationally active with regards to indigenous people issues and reindeer husbandry. Therefore, the following institutions are also located in Guovdageaidnu/Kautokeino:
* Resource Centre for the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The center attempts to collect, organize, and disseminate the knowledge and understanding of indigenous peoples' and Sami peoples' rights.
* International Centre For Reindeer Husbandry.

Guovdageaidnu/ Kautokeino is home to the following Sami media companies:
* [[Ávvir]] a Sami language newspaper.
* DAT Sami publishing house and record company.