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Scandinavian Church’s Dark History Of Assimilating Indigenous People
Scandinavian Church’s Dark History Of Assimilating Indigenous People

Tapio Luoma’s words were the latest in a series of apologies through which the former state churches in Scandinavia have sought to reset their relations with the Indigenous population of Sápmi, the natural and cultural area of Sámi people. Today, the region is divided between Finland, Norway, Sweden and Russia.

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