Kathrine Blyverket

Kathrine Blyverket is a senior advisor at the Union of Education Norway and secretary for UEN Sami Advisory Committee. Kathrine is a trained teacher and former elected member of the union (1990-96) at regional level.
In 2018, Norway’s Parliament established the Truth and Reconciliation Commission to examine historic policies and activities relating to Indigenous Peoples, including attempts to assimilate them. On 1 June 2023, after five years of work, the commission presented its report , based on interviews with more than 700 people, illustrating very...
Truth and Reconciliation: the responsibility of education and teachers towards Sami, Kven and Forest Finn communities in Norway