The interests of the Sami should be given special weight when weighed against other national interests - such as mines and wind power. The Riksdag and government should also immediately issue an apology to older Sami who were forced into nomadic schools or workhouses as children, urges the Truth Commission for the Sami People.
Swedish politicsThe Government is circumventing the law when it first made it clear that the Renmark Committee would be shut down and only afterwards invited to a consultation. This is claimed by the Swedish Sami National Association (SSR) and declines a consultation afterwards.
Swedish politicsThe criticism of the Renmark Committee's first partial report was comprehensive. Now the government is choosing to dissolve the committee and instead appoint a new inquiry.
Swedish politicsThe proposal that the Sami villages will eventually control hunting and fishing in the mountain areas is met with sharp criticism from several instances. Several demand that the inquiry starts over from the beginning.
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