Norwegianization

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Norwegianization was a state-driven assimilation policy in Norway aimed at eroding minority languages and cultures, particularly those of groups like the Kven people and the Sámi, by promoting Norwegian language and identity.

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Norwegianization canonical 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf assimilation policy ⓘ
cultural policy ⓘ
language policy ⓘ
acknowledgedBy Norwegian government ⓘ
appliesTo Kven people ⓘ
Sámi people ⓘ
linked to: Sámi

national minorities in Norway ⓘ
country Norway ⓘ
effect cultural assimilation of minorities ⓘ
decline of Kven language use ⓘ
decline of Sámi language use ⓘ
stigmatization of minority identities ⓘ
followedBy Norwegian minority rights policies ⓘ
Sámi language revitalization efforts ⓘ
goal erode minority cultures ⓘ
erode minority languages ⓘ
promote Norwegian language ⓘ
promote Norwegian national identity ⓘ
hasConsequence cultural trauma among minorities ⓘ
intergenerational language loss ⓘ
implementedBy Norwegian state ⓘ
linked to: Norway
implementedIn church ⓘ
military ⓘ
public administration ⓘ
schools ⓘ
justifiedBy idea of a homogeneous Norwegian nation-state ⓘ
languagePromoted Norwegian language ⓘ
languageTarget Kven language ⓘ
Sámi languages ⓘ
legalContext nation-building in Norway ⓘ
method Norwegian-only education ⓘ
ban on minority languages in schools ⓘ
pressure to adopt Norwegian names ⓘ
restriction of minority language use in public ⓘ
opposedBy Sámi activists ⓘ
minority rights organizations ⓘ
policyType state-driven assimilation ⓘ
recognizedAs historical injustice ⓘ
region Northern Norway ⓘ
Sápmi ⓘ
relatedTo Norwegianization of the Kven people ⓘ
Norwegianization of the Sámi people ⓘ
targetGroup Kven children ⓘ
Sámi children ⓘ
timePeriod 19th century ⓘ
20th century ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kven people → subjectToPolicy → Norwegianization ⓘ