– I demand that human rights violations stop, that nature is restored and repaired, and there is a selfless apology, thundered the Speaker of the Sami Parliament for the NRS, Silje Karine Muotka.

The Fosen Vind wind farm, located in the Fosen reindeer herding district of Trøndelag, was the topic of the evening in NRK’s ​​”Debate” with Fredrik Solvang.

More than 500 days have passed since the Supreme Court concluded that the two wind farms had been established in violation of the rights of the Sami people as an indigenous people. In recent days, activists demonstrated against wind turbines by chaining themselves outside the Ministry of Oil and Energy in Oslo, and then continued demonstrations outside various ministries.

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The demonstration was motivated by the National Association of Norwegian Sami (NRS) and members of Nature and Youth (NU) demanding that 150 wind turbines in Fosen be destroyed.

Some of those who did not want to demolish the facility pointed to a report by Thema Consulting, which stated that the electricity bill of a typical detached house in Trøndelag would increase by NOK 1,000 a year if two wind farms with invalid licenses were destroyed. .

Refuse to answer

One of those invited to the “debate” was the Minister of Oil and Energy (Ap), Terje Aasland, who was asked by Solvang whether there were any human rights violations currently taking place in Fosen.

– We must have a knowledge base that allows us to ensure that we follow up on the rights of indigenous peoples in a good way, while at the same time reindeer herding can have positive developments in the Fosen area, answered the Minister of Oil and Energy before he was interrupted by Solvang:

– Everyone heard that you don’t want to answer, can you at least explain why you don’t want to answer?

Aasland stood his ground and believed that he answered Solvang’s question. Then the presenter interrupted him one more time.

– No you don’t. This is the simplest question in the world, and all of Norway is concerned; Does the government believe that human rights violations are happening now?

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– My job is to follow up on what the Supreme Court has decided in its decision, and we will clean it up. We want indigenous peoples’ rights to be respected, and hope we can have those same talks about how we do that in the future.

Watch the video of Fredrik Solvang knocking the Minister of Oil and Energy, Terje Aasland, against the wall:

– Not acceptable

The president of the Sámi parliament for the NRS, Silje Karine Muotka, believes that the Sami must not adapt in this matter, and that it is the state that has created this crisis.

– I demand that human rights violations be ended and corrected, I believe that we Sami should not adapt in this matter, it is the state that created this crisis, he rumbled.

– Sami do not have to adapt, but the country?

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– Yes, it was the state that pushed the project forward, and here there was a mistake in the process, and the state ruled. He had to regret that there was a situation of human rights violations, and the future of Sámi on Fosen was so threatened that they could not continue their way of life.

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– Our job

Aasland said, among other things, he wanted to make sure that reindeer farming could develop in a safe way, and a new decision had to be made that protected deer farming and did not infringe on indigenous peoples’ rights.

– That is our job, and we are in the process of doing it. Here, wind power generation could mean deer farms could suffer serious damage as a result. We have to straighten that out and make sure we follow the rights of indigenous peoples in this matter, said the Minister of Oil and Energy.

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However, Muotka didn’t hold back and fired back with:

– I believe this is unacceptable and this is also the crux of the matter: When you can’t apologize for having done something wrong, it’s very difficult to lay any groundwork for a trust-based dialogue about how to resolve these demanding situations.