In collaboration with the Sami Association in Stockholm, Amnesty Sápmi, and the Truth Commission for the Sami People, Accelerator hosts a discussion on the impact of Swedish policy on the Sami people and on Sami resistance. The conversation is based on Marken, vattnet, tankarna [the land, the water, the thoughts], a comprehensive research anthology recently presented to the government by the Truth Commission for the Sami People.

The discussion will centre on the research included in the anthology, and looking ahead, it asks: What do we expect this collection of knowledge and the Truth Commission’s work as a whole to lead to? The evening begins with an artist-led tour of Olof Marsja’s exhibition I din röst bor anden till ett språk, which ties in with the anthology and the conversation.

The Truth Commission for the Sami People is a government inquiry established in 2021 in response to the Sami Parliament’s petition. The research anthology is the first of three volumes to be presented in 2026 (the others are a volume of testimonies from the Sami people and a concluding report).

Programme

17:30: Guided tour of the exhibition I din röst bor anden till ett språk with artist Olof Marsja and Therese Kellner, the exhibition’s curator.
18:30–20:00: presentations and conversation on the research anthology with Anna-Lill Drugge, Gunlög Fur, Ulf Mörkenstam and Gunhild Ninis Rosqvist. The conversation will be moderated by Patricia Fjellgren.

Participants

Anna-Lill Drugge, PhD in history, associate professor and docent in Sami studies, Umeå University. Editor of the research anthology and commissioner in the Truth Commission for the Sami People.
Patricia Fjellgren, Commissioner in the Truth Commission for the Sami People.
Gunlög Fur, Professor of History, Linnæus University. Commissioner in the Truth Commission for the Sami People.
Olof Marsja, Artist, currently showing I din röst bor anden till ett språk at Accelerator.
Ulf Mörkenstam, Professor of Political Science, Stockholm University. Contributor to the research anthology.
Gunhild Ninis Rosqvist, Professor of Geography with specialisation in Physical Geography, Stockholm University. Contributor to the research anthology.