The Truth and Reconciliation Commission is coming to Riddu Riđđu to inform about the Commission's work and meet the audience. The seminar is a collaboration between Riddu Riđđu Festivála and the Centre for Northern Peoples.
What: Seminar
When: 12 July 2017, 2 p.m.
Where: Centre for Northern Peoples, Culture Hall
Organisers: Riddu Riđđu Festivála and Centre for Northern Peoples
The chairman of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Dagfinn Høybråten, and commission members Liv Inger Somby and Marit Myrvoll are coming to Riddu Riđđu to provide information about the commission's work. In addition, the Commission will have its own lávvu at Riddu Siida on Saturday 13 July, where the public can meet them in a more private setting.
About the Truth and Reconciliation Commission
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission has been mandated to conduct a historical survey of the Norwegian authorities' policies towards the Sámi and the Kvens/Norwegian Finns at local, regional and national level. The Commission will investigate the effects of the Norwegianisation policy and how the policy has affected the majority population's view of the Sami, the Kvens and the Norwegian Finns. Furthermore, the commission will investigate the significance of Norwegianisation to date and propose measures that contribute to further reconciliation. The work must be completed by 1 September 2022. The report must be submitted to the Storting.
Learn more about the Truth and Reconciliation Commission: