{"id":135338,"date":"2024-11-13T07:40:12","date_gmt":"2024-11-13T05:40:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/news\/norway-apologises-to-sami-forest-finns-and-kvens-for-forced-assimilation-policy\/"},"modified":"2024-11-13T07:40:12","modified_gmt":"2024-11-13T05:40:12","slug":"norway-apologises-to-sami-forest-finns-and-kvens-for-forced-assimilation-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/news\/norway-apologises-to-sami-forest-finns-and-kvens-for-forced-assimilation-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Norway apologises to Sami, Forest Finns and Kvens for forced assimilation policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mp_wrapper\">\n  <div class=\"mepr-unauthorized-message\">\n    <p>You are unauthorized to view this page.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"mepr-login-form-wrap\">\n            \n<div class=\"mp_wrapper mp_login_form\">\n                  <!-- mp-login-form-start -->     <form name=\"mepr_loginform\" id=\"mepr_loginform\" class=\"mepr-form\" action=\"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/login-2\/\" method=\"post\" data-trp-original-action=\"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/login-2\/\">\n            <div class=\"mp-form-row mepr_username\">\n        <div class=\"mp-form-label\">\n                              <label for=\"user_login\">Username<\/label>\n        <\/div>\n        <input type=\"text\" name=\"log\" id=\"user_login\" value=\"\" \/>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"mp-form-row mepr_password\">\n        <div class=\"mp-form-label\">\n          <label for=\"user_pass\">Password<\/label>\n          <div class=\"mp-hide-pw\">\n            <input type=\"password\" name=\"pwd\" id=\"user_pass\" value=\"\" \/>\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"button mp-hide-pw hide-if-no-js\" data-toggle=\"0\" aria-label=\"Show password\">\n              <span class=\"dashicons dashicons-visibility\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n            <\/button>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n            <div>\n        <label><input name=\"rememberme\" type=\"checkbox\" id=\"rememberme\" value=\"forever\" \/> Remember Me<\/label>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"mp-spacer\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n      <div class=\"submit\">\n        <input type=\"submit\" name=\"wp-submit\" id=\"wp-submit\" class=\"button-primary mepr-share-button\" value=\"Log In\" \/>\n        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"redirect_to\" value=\"\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135338\" \/>\n        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"mepr_process_login_form\" value=\"true\" \/>\n        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"mepr_is_login_page\" value=\"false\" \/>\n      <\/div>\n    <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"trp-form-language\" value=\"en\"\/><\/form>\n    <div class=\"mp-spacer\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n    <div class=\"mepr-login-actions\">\n        <a\n          href=\"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/login-2\/?action=forgot_password\"\n          title=\"Click here to reset your password\"\n        >\n          Forgot Password        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n\n      \n    <!-- mp-login-form-end --> \n  <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"smart_content_wrapper\">\n<p>The Norwegian parliament has apologised unreservedly to minority groups and Indigenous people for more than a century of historical injustices committed against them as part of its \u201cNorwegianisation\u201d policy. The forced assimilation policy \u2013 which included state-run boarding schools that banned minority languages and the forced relocation of whole villages \u2013 pursued by Norwegian authorities dated back to the 18th century and became official policy from 1851. Although parts were phased out in the 1960s, much of the policy continued into the 1980s.<\/p>\n<p>The apology on Tuesday to the Sami, Kvens and Forest Finns by the Norwegian parliament, known as Storting, came after the publication of a report by the truth and reconciliation commission last year. Last week, the commission submitted its recommendations, which included that Storting \u201cexpress its deepest regret\u201d for the abuses and its \u201cactive role\u201d in the policy that led to them. Other recommendations included establishing a dedicated centre for reconciliation work, reviewing Indigenous and national minority languages, and investing in language training for all ages. Starting in 2027, the government must submit a report each parliamentary term outlining the work it is doing for Indigenous people and national minorities.<\/p>\n<p>The apology was backed by the majority of parliament \u2013 except for the right-wing Progress party, which voted against it \u2013 on Tuesday during a day of debate and conversations around a fire in a traditional Sami lavvu tent in Eidsvolls plass in Oslo. It was attended by members of the groups included in the report and representatives of the truth and reconciliation commission. After the vote, the president of the Sami parliament, Silje Karine Muotka, said it had been \u201ca day with many emotions\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is powerful to experience that the Storting is apologising and acknowledging responsibility for the Norwegianisation policy,\u201d she said. \u201cToday I send thoughts to those who have suffered, who lost both language and culture, and who have deep wounds. Today there is hope for reconciliation.\u201d While the apology, she added, \u201censures long-term follow-up\u201d with financial and legal accountability, it was unfortunate no settlement had been made on continuing injustice and disputes over land and water. She also hoped that the Kvens and Forest Finns, who she said have been subjected to \u201cgreat injustice\u201d would \u201cexperience repair in the future\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The Norwegian truth and reconciliation commission is one of several investigations across the Nordic countries into historical injustices against Indigenous groups and minorities. Sweden\u2019s Truth Commission for the Sami People is expected to report its findings in 2025 and Finland\u2019s Truth and Reconciliation Commission Concerning the Sami People is scheduled to continue until the end of that year.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2024\/nov\/12\/norway-apologises-to-sami-forest-finns-and-kvens-for-forced-assimilation-policy\">The Guardian<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/vastuullisuusuutiset.fi\/fi\/csr-news-en\/norway-apologises-to-sami-forest-finns-and-kvens-for-forced-assimilation-policy\/\">Norway apologises to Sami, Forest Finns and Kvens for forced assimilation policy<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/vastuullisuusuutiset.fi\/fi\">Vastuullisuusuutiset.fi<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[16900,555,16901,16902,1014],"class_list":["post-135338","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-apologises-to-sami","tag-csr-news-en","tag-forest-finns","tag-kvens","tag-norway"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135338","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=135338"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135338\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=135338"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=135338"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=135338"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}