The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative
Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other
shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org.
November 15, 2024

Norway Apologizes to Indigenous Peoples for Forced Assimilation Policy
----------------------------------------------------------------------

Norway has formally apologized to Indigenous peoples and other minority
groups for its policy of forced assimilation, which for over a century
separated families and sought to eliminate Native cultures. The
Norwegian parliament issued the apology this week to the Sami, Kven and
Forest Finns and outlined the actions it's taking to provide redress,
including protecting minority languages. There are also ongoing disputes
over land rights for the Sami, roughly 100,000 of whom live in Norway
today.