“It’s as if our history has been deleted because, when we go to a museum, there are rock paintings but it does not say that they are by the Sami. ”

Dec 28

Tuomas Aslak Juuso (too-oh-mahss as-lack joo-so)

Vice-President of the Sámi Parliament

IMAGE SOURCE: Fanny Malinen. “The EU’s last indigenous peoples fight for self-determination and land rights.” Equaltimes.org. 15 Nov. 2017. | QUOTE SOURCE: Gabriela Satokangas, Martta Alajärvi, Linda Tammela. “Establishment of a Truth Commission in … — IMAGE SOURCE: Fanny Malinen. “The EU’s last indigenous peoples fight for self-determination and land rights.” Equaltimes.org. 15 Nov. 2017. | QUOTE SOURCE: Gabriela Satokangas, Martta Alajärvi, Linda Tammela. “Establishment of a Truth Commission in Finland takes a step forward.” Yle Sapmi. 10 July 2017.

QUOTE CONTEXT: “The Finns have archaeology and it’s said that they were Finnish, but the Sami are like sparrows that have just landed here. There’s nothing, history on a level of education and science has been taken from us.”

QUOTE QUESTION: In what ways has your history been deleted?

IMAGE CONTEXT: “Tuomas Aslak Juuso speaking on the matter of a truth commission in the plenary session of the Sámi Parliament of Finland.”

IMAGE QUESTION: When is it urgent for you to speak out about your people’s concerns?

MEDIA LITERACY CONTEXT: The text and photo are from Yle Sapmi, a radio station in the Sami language and for the Sami people.

MEDIA LITERACY QUESTION: What media sources do you trust to tell your story accurately?

“It’s as if our history has been deleted because, when we go to a museum, there are rock paintings but it does not say that they are by the Sami. ”

Tuomas Aslak Juuso (too-oh-mahss as-lack joo-so)

“Nature has soul. Body rests when you are in nature. It is wonderful to walk on your own land.”

“The Sami have no obligation whatsoever to explain every root and branch of our culture in order to justify our demand to be taken seriously.”