Sami Church Council (Church of Norway)

[citation needed] This assimilation policy permeated the public officials, schools and the Church of Norway.

Throughout the nineteen-eighties, an increasing awareness of the rights of the indigenous peoples became visible both in the Norwegian and the Sámi society.

The awakening had begun for the Sámi people in the beginning of the 20th century and during the so-called Alta controversy it became a hot topic among the Norwegian politicians as well.

In 1997 the General Synod acknowledged its role in the assimilation process and declared it would make good of its mistakes.

The current leader of the Sami Church Council is Tore Johnsen and the Secretary General is Rávdná Turi Henriksen (temporary constituted).