The Truth Commission for the Sami People will survey and examine the policies pursued towards the Sami and their consequences for the Sami people. The Commission has decided that this examination shall cover the following four main areas.
The areas are:
- Legislation and boundaries concerning land, water, etc. (this area also includes exploitation of natural resources).
- Forced displacement of the Sami.
- The reindeer husbandry right (particularly the consequences of the 1928 Reindeer Grazing Act).
- The ‘Lapps should be Lapps’ policy, racial biology and dispersal of Sami cultural heritage (this area also includes language and school policies).
The main areas include additional sub-areas. Other areas may also come under examination – for example, in response to the accounts the Commission receives through interviews and written testimonies.
Read more here about the Commission’s approach to its surveying task and to how the work should be carried out (in Swedish).