What Norway s Truth and Reconciliation Commission Report Means for Indigenous Rights foreignpolicy.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from foreignpolicy.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A truth and reconciliation process by a Norwegian parliamentary committee, modelled on Canada's experience, has found the historical policies of forced assimilation toward Indigenous groups continue to impact the country today.
The body made up of the Sámi parliaments in Finland, Norway, and Sweden said on Wednesday that it’s “deeply concerned” by delays on reform to the Sámi Parliament Act in Finland.
“The Sámi Parliamentary Council is deeply concerned about the lack of progression and that the Finnish government has n