Scandinavia has its own dark history of assimilating Indigenous people and churches played a role – but are apologizing

Scandinavia has its own dark history of assimilating Indigenous people, and churches played a role – but are apologizing

A church in Kiruna, Sweden, designed by architect Gustaf Wickman to resemble a Sámi hut. Apolline Guillerot-Malick/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images – By Thomas A. DuBois, Professor of Scandinavian Studies, Folklore, and Religious Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison Published: 2025 Jun 27 – In …