Church of Sweden to apologize for ‘dark’, ‘colonial’ Sámi mistreatment
The church will issue an apology twice for its role in repressing Sámi in Sweden.
June 10, 2021
Church leaders in Sweden say they will apologize to that country’s Sámi community for centuries of mistreatment that contributed to what it describes as “legitimized repression.”
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