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:
On 9 May 2019, the commission decide the Forest Finns in its mandate.
Structure.
A secretariat for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, headed by Liss-Ellen Ramstad, was established at University of Tromsø – The Arctic University of Norway.