Beneath the Surface

In 2014 following a tipoff a group of journalists exposed a troubled history for indigenous Sámi women men and children It revealed generations of negligence abuse and suffering supported by a mass of evidence and previously unseen archival footage As the case goes to court the community remains defiant against a judicial system whose attitudes highlight fissures in the purported equal treatment of all citizens The communitys battle aims to break a vicious cycle of racism and to achieve meaningful lasting change for future generations