At 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 peoples, Norwegians and Sámi. This was a royal apology, not a settlement of land and resource disputes.
Inisiá sesion pa gusta òf marká e relato aki.
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Personanan den e suseso aki
Awor den notisia
Ainda no tin imágen ni vidio pa e suseso aki.
Eventonan Relashoná
What did King Harald V do at the 1997 opening of the Sámi Parliament?
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Splikashon
The king’s 7 October 1997 apology acknowledged state injustice and framed Norway as the home of two peoples. It did not settle land claims.
Norway’s 1997 royal apology settled all Sámi land claims.
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Splikashon
The apology recognized past injustice but did not settle land and resource claims.