Sami revolt in Guovdageaidnu

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In the Sami revolt in Guovdageaidnu in 1852 a group of Sami attacked representants for the Norwegian colonizers. The rebellers killed the local merchant and police chief, burned the merchanters house, whipped the priest, and whipped the servants of the priest and merchant. The rebels were seized by other Sami, during which two of the rebels were killed. Later two of the leaders were executed.

The rebellion is one of the few violent responses from the Sami for the forced assimilation policy enforced by the Norwegian government. It is the only known confrontation between the Sami and Norwegian with loss of human lives. After the rebellion there was a long period lasting until the 1970s with an even stronger forced assimilation of the Sami people in Norway.

[edit] See also

• Kautokeino-opprøret (2008) Sami movie about the 1852 riots.

[edit] Notes

• This article is based on a translation of Kautokeino-opprøret from the Nynorsk Norwegian Wikipedia (2007-12-29).