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Oslo, November 16 (RHC)-- 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.
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