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Truth And Reconciliation Commission (Norway)
The Commission to Investigate the Norwegianisation Policy and Injustice Against the Sámi and Kven/Norwegian Finnish Peoples (The Truth and Reconciliation Commission) is a Norwegian state commission established by the Storting in 2018. It is led by Dagfinn Høybråten and with a committee consisting of eleven other professionals. The purpose of the investigation is to lay the foundation for recognition of the experiences of Sámi and Kven (Norwegian Finns) subject to Norwegian authorities' policies of Norwegianization, and the consequences these experiences have had for them as groups and individuals. The Commission will complete its work by 1 September 2022 and submit its report to the Storting's Presidency. Mandate The commission has a three-part mandate to carry out: # It will produce a historical survey Norwegian authorities' policy and activities towards Sámi and Kvens / Norwegian Finns both locally, regionally and nationally. # It will investigate the effects of the Norw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of Norway. Bouvet Island, located in the Subantarctic, is a dependency of Norway; it also lays claims to the Antarctic territories of Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land. The capital and largest city in Norway is Oslo. Norway has a total area of and had a population of 5,425,270 in January 2022. The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden at a length of . It is bordered by Finland and Russia to the northeast and the Skagerrak strait to the south, on the other side of which are Denmark and the United Kingdom. Norway has an extensive coastline, facing the North Atlantic Ocean and the Barents Sea. The maritime influence dominates Norway's climate, with mild lowland temperatures on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Truth And Reconciliation Commissions
Truth is the property of being in accord with fact or reality.Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionarytruth 2005 In everyday language, truth is typically ascribed to things that aim to represent reality or otherwise correspond to it, such as beliefs, propositions, and declarative sentences. Truth is usually held to be the opposite of falsehood. The concept of truth is discussed and debated in various contexts, including philosophy, art, theology, and science. Most human activities depend upon the concept, where its nature as a concept is assumed rather than being a subject of discussion; these include most of the sciences, law, journalism, and everyday life. Some philosophers view the concept of truth as basic, and unable to be explained in any terms that are more easily understood than the concept of truth itself. Most commonly, truth is viewed as the correspondence of language or thought to a mind-independent world. This is called the correspondence theory of truth. Various theorie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ketil Zachariassen
Ketil is a Norwegian masculine given name, and may refer to: * Ketil Askildt (1900-1978), Norwegian discus thrower * Ketil Bjørnstad (born 1952), Norwegian pianist * Ketil Flatnose (9th century), Norwegian hersir * Ketil Haugsand (21st century), Norwegian harpsichordist * Ketil Lenning (born 1950), Norwegian businessperson * Ketil Lund (born 1939), Norwegian judge * Ketil Motzfeldt (1814-1889), Norwegian politician * Ketil Skogen (1884-1970), Norwegian politician * Ketil Solvik-Olsen (born 1972), Norwegian politician * Ketil Stokkan (born 1956), Norwegian singer * Ketil Thorkelsson (9th century), Norwegian hersir * Lars Ketil Strand (born 1924), Norwegian forester * Ketil (mountain) See also * Kjetil * Kjeld * Kjell Kjell is a Scandinavian male given name. In Denmark, the cognate is Kjeld or Keld. The name comes from the Old Norse word ''kętill'', which means "kettle" and probably also "helmet" or perhaps "cauldron". Examples of old spellings or forms are ... {{given name, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aslak Syse
Óslác is a theophoric Anglo-Saxon given name, cognate to Old Norse ''Ásleikr''/''Áslákr'' (Latinised ''Ansleicus'', modern Scandinavian ''Aslak'') and to Old High German ''Ansleh'' (''Anslech'', ''Ansleccus''). It is composed of '' ós'' "god" and '' lác'' "play, sport; offering, sacrifice". Historical individuals bearing the name include: * a son of Æthelfrith of Northumbria (recorded in MS ''E'' of the ''Anglo-Saxon Chronicle'' s.a. 617), *king Oslac of Sussex (8th century), *Oslac of Hampshire, butler of Æthelwulf of Wessex (9th century), * earl Oslac of Northumbria (10th century), * Anslech de Bricquebec (10th century). *''Ansleicus'' is the name of a Dane converted to Christianity in 864 according to the ''Miracles de St. Riquier''. This Ansleicus subsequently mediated between Charles the Bald and the Viking invaders of Normandy. The Norman French toponyms Anneville are from ''Anslecvilla'' "the farm of Ansleicus" and Annebecq too (cf. Norman patronymic ''Anlec'' sti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liv Inger Somby
Liv Inger Somby (born 1962) is a Sámi educator, writer, and journalist. She specializes in indigenous journalism which she teaches at the Sámi University of Applied Sciences in Kautokeino in the north of Norway. Born in the village of Guohppenjavvi, Karigasniemi, Utsjoki on the Finnish side of the Sápmi border, she now lives in Kautokeino, Norway. She is one of only three people who have earned a master's degree in indigenous journalism in Norway. She has since worked in Norway, Sweden and Finland, both as a freelance and for the Swedish and Norwegian national broadcasting corporations. As a journalist, Somby has reported on Sámi news and features for over 30 years. A member of Norway's Truth and Reconciliation Commission, she has also worked in Sweden, Finland and Russia. She heads the Sámi Broadcasting Council (or Sámi Programme Council) at NRK Sápmi. In the mid-1990s, Somby undertook a study of 27 Sami women who reported on their earlier experiences and their impr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Julie Semb
Anne, alternatively spelled Ann, is a form of the Latin female given name Anna. This in turn is a representation of the Hebrew Hannah, which means 'favour' or 'grace'. Related names include Annie. Anne is sometimes used as a male name in the Netherlands, particularly in the Frisian speaking part (for example, author Anne de Vries). In this incarnation, it is related to Germanic arn-names and means 'eagle'.See entry on "Anne" in th''Behind the Name'' databaseand th"Anne"an"Ane"entries (in Dutch) in the Nederlandse Voornamenbank (Dutch First Names Database) of the Meertens Instituut (23 October 2018). It has also been used for males in France (Anne de Montmorency) and Scotland (Lord Anne Hamilton). Anne is a common name and the following lists represent a small selection. For a comprehensive list, see instead: . As a feminine name Anne * Saint Anne, Mother of the Virgin Mary * Anne, Queen of Great Britain (1665–1714), Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1702–07) and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Einar Niemi
Einar Niemi (born 16 September 1943) is a Norwegian historian, born in Nord-Varanger, Finnmark. He is known for his study of the history of ethnical minorities, and for his contributions to administration of cultural heritage of Northern Norway. Among his publications is the book ''Den finske fare'' from 1981 (co-authored with Knut Einar Eriksen Knut Einar Eriksen (born 31 July 1944) is a Norwegian historian. He was born in Sarpsborg, and took the cand.philol. degree in 1969. He was an associate professor at the University of Tromsø from 1975 to 1982, and a professor from 1982 to 1986. ...). References 1943 births Living people People from Vadsø 20th-century Norwegian historians Academic staff of the University of Tromsø Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters {{Norway-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marit Myrvoll
Marit Myrvoll (born 1953) is a Sami social anthropologist who is researcher at the Sámi Norwegian National Advisory Unit on Mental Health and Substance Use (SANAG/SANKS)/Sami Klinihkka in Northern Norway. For the period 2020 to 2022, she is project leader for the SANAG/SANKS project Vold og overgrep i samiske samfunn (Violence and Abuse in Sami Societies). In the period 2017-2021 she heads the Sami Research Programme at the Research Council of Norway. Myrvoll is also a duojar/Sami handicrafter, and appointed as a member of the Norwegian Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Biography Born on 8 December 1953, Marit Myrvoll was raised with her three siblings in Bodø in Norland County by her Sami parents, with Sami culture, traditions and world view as part of this. 17 years old at Bodø High School, she wrote an essay about the Norwegianization of the Sami, aware of the harsh Norwegian assimilation politics towards the Sami people. The engagement for Sami rights never ceased, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Kalstad Mikkelsen
Anne, alternatively spelled Ann, is a form of the Latin female given name Anna. This in turn is a representation of the Hebrew Hannah, which means 'favour' or 'grace'. Related names include Annie. Anne is sometimes used as a male name in the Netherlands, particularly in the Frisian speaking part (for example, author Anne de Vries). In this incarnation, it is related to Germanic arn-names and means 'eagle'.See entry on "Anne" in th''Behind the Name'' databaseand th"Anne"an"Ane"entries (in Dutch) in the Nederlandse Voornamenbank (Dutch First Names Database) of the Meertens Instituut (23 October 2018). It has also been used for males in France (Anne de Montmorency) and Scotland (Lord Anne Hamilton). Anne is a common name and the following lists represent a small selection. For a comprehensive list, see instead: . As a feminine name Anne * Saint Anne, Mother of the Virgin Mary * Anne, Queen of Great Britain (1665–1714), Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1702–07) and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Per Oskar Kjølaas
Per Oskar Alfred Kjølaas (born 25 May 1948 in Kirkenes, Norway) was the bishop of the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland in the Church of Norway from 2002 until 2014. Kjølaas studied at the MF Norwegian School of Theology in Oslo, having graduated with a cand.theol. degree in 1974, but also holds a certificate in Sami Language and Culture from the University of Oslo (1984, Minor in Sami Language and Culture). He worked as a minister in northern Norway (Sortland, Kautokeino, and Karasjok), serving both as a vicar, rector/priest, and provost. He has also worked as a secretary to the bishop (Diocesan vicar) and held various positions as an educator and translator of the Bible into Sami languages Acronyms * SAMI, ''Synchronized Accessible Media Interchange'', a closed-captioning format developed by Microsoft * Saudi Arabian Military Industries, a government-owned defence company * South African Malaria Initiative, a virtual expertise ne .... Kjølaas was consecrated as a bishop in 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Storting
The Storting ( no, Stortinget ) (lit. the Great Thing) is the supreme legislature of Norway, established in 1814 by the Constitution of Norway. It is located in Oslo. The unicameral parliament has 169 members and is elected every four years based on party-list proportional representation in nineteen multi-seat constituencies. A member of Stortinget is known in Norwegian as a ''stortingsrepresentant'', literally "Storting representative". The assembly is led by a president and, since 2009, five vice presidents: the presidium. The members are allocated to twelve standing committees as well as four procedural committees. Three ombudsmen are directly subordinate to parliament: the Parliamentary Intelligence Oversight Committee and the Office of the Auditor General. Parliamentarianism was established in 1884, with the Storting operating a form of "qualified unicameralism", in which it divided its membership into two internal chambers making Norway a de facto bicameral parlia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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