Historical Organization
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The Sámi Parliament opens in Norway
📅 9 October 1989The opening of the elected Sámi Parliament created a representative body for Sámi people under Norwegian law. It formed an institutional setting for later state acknowledgment and apology, while its...
King Harald apologizes for Norwegianization
📅 7 October 1997At the opening of the third Sámi Parliament, King Harald V apologized on behalf of the Norwegian state for past wrongs against Sámi people. He described Norway as founded on the territory of two...
Government apologizes to Fosen Sámi herders
📅 2 March 2023Energy Minister Terje Aasland and Agriculture Minister Sandra Borch apologized on behalf of the government for licences that the Supreme Court had found violated the herders’ human rights. The apology...
Prime Minister addresses the Sámi Parliament on state injustice
📅 9 March 2023Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre addressed the Sámi Parliament, acknowledged grave injustice by the Norwegian state and discussed reconciliation after the Fosen apology. The address linked contemporary...