Kátjá Rávdná Broch Einebakken from Tana and Manndalen is one of those who demonstrated in Oslo against the wind turbines at Fosen last week. She streamed parts of the demonstration on social media and with that she received nasty comments. Broch Einebakken has chosen to delete these comments.
– Someone told me to contact the employers of those who have written the hate comments so that there will be consequences, but I don’t have the energy for that. It is not my responsibility that others are racist and cannot behave, says Kátjá Rávdná Broch Einebakken to NRK Sápmi.
Reported to the police
The President of the Sami Parliament, Silje Karine Muotka, also states that she has received both threats and incitement in connection with the demonstration. Several of the comments have been reported to the police.
Runar Myrnes Balto, Sami Parliament representative in Norway, says that it is common for events like this to cause a lot of heat on social media. He urges everyone to keep the debate factual and avoid personal attacks. At the same time, they are again asking the government for a national action plan against Sami unity.
– Now the government must take the big problems with Sámi seriously, says Runar Myrnes Balto to NRK.
Believe in a solution
Right now, work is underway with a Sami truth and reconciliation commission in Norway, where the task is to find out what consequences the Norwegianization policy has had on Sami society.
Dagfinn Høybråten, who leads the commission’s work, believes that their work, which will be presented in June this year, will spark a debate that can counteract incitement and discrimination.
– We will come up with proposals for measures that can counter it, he says to NRK.