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The Swedes have taken the land, allowed mines and wind power where the reindeer should roam, sent the children to boarding schools, and said that we should become like everyone else. What have they really done for us?! ... – The healthcare. – Oh. The healthcare. – The schools. And that the children actually learn to read, even if it was initially in the wrong language. – The roads. And that one can get around even when it’s thirty below and dark for five months. – The power grid. The internet. That one can sit in a tent and send emails to the County Administrative Board. – Child benefits. The pension. That one doesn't have to choose between starving or completely giving up the reindeer. – The Sámi Parliament. – The right to complain loudly without being shot. That’s something. ... – Okay. But apart from the healthcare, the schools, the roads, the electricity, the internet, the child benefits, the pension, the Sámi Parliament, and freedom of speech... what have the Swedes ever done for us? – The helicopters? – And the coffee. – Yes. They should get credit for the coffee. (translated)

Ella-Karin Nårsa skriver om vikten av att inkludera hela sin identitet i det svenska samhället och ifrågasätter snäva definitioner av svenskhet, samtidigt som hon betonar att hennes mångkulturella julbord är en representation av alla hennes kulturella arv. #Kulturdebatt #SamiskKultur #Förstagångsväljaren

Artikeln lyfter fram vikten av samernas historia och kultur som en integrerad del av Sveriges historia, och betonar behovet av att öka kunskapen om samiska rättigheter och kultur för att möjliggöra en livskraftig framtid för det samiska folket. #samiskkultur #Sanningskommissionen #urfolksrättigheter