Sami theatre responds to Church of Sweden’s abuse apology in new play
- Four years after the Church of Sweden apologized to Sweden’s Sami people, a Sami theatre company is responding to the apology with a play called Ursäkten — meaning The Apology in English.
- The Church of Sweden acknowledged its complicity in the abuse of the Sami in a formal apology in 2021. Among other things, for running nomad schools and work huts, and for playing a crucial role in opening the doors for racial biologists.
- Åsa Simma, the chief of Giron Sami Teáhter says the play grapples with the apology and whether it can heal centuries old wounds. “It’s a tricky issue,” she tells Radio Sweden.
Radio Sweden
For more on apologies and the weight they do or do not carry, listen to Radio Sweden’s full report.
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