The Sami Parliament Assembly in Finland has decided to continue its support of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, the body announced last week. The commission was originally set up with five appointed commissioners: two by the Sami Parliament in Finland, one by the Skolt Sami Siida Council and two by the Finnish government. But this spring, the two commissioners appointed by the Sami Parliament, Miina Seurujarvi and Heikki J. Hyvarinen, resigned. The Sami Parliament Assembly met last week with Heidi Eriksen, Director of the Sami Psychosocial Support Unit, the five original appointees to the Sami Truth and Reconciliation Commission as well as one of the Commission’s secretariat planners. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Finland was partly modeled on the Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

Source: CBC News June 27, 2022 20:01 UTC