Nordic truth commissions and the Sámi: knowledge production, educationalization and the role of history in Norway, Sweden and Finland

This paper examines the ongoing work of Truth Commissions (TCs) and Truth and Reconciliation Commissions (TRCs) directed at the Indigenous Sámi in Norway, Sweden and Finland. Employing a scoping and comparative approach, and drawing on the concept of educationalisation and boundary work theory, it provides an updated analytical account of the T(R)Cs, including their aims, key areas of knowledge and anticipated actions. The paper highlights the multifaceted role of education, history and the history of education in these processes, and connects the T(R)Cs to a growing body of research and emerging academic debate. It concludes with a comparative discussion of the Nordic T(R)Cs and of the road that lay ahead. In doing so, the paper hopes to contribute to advancing the professional dialogue on the ongoing commissions and their educational and educationalising dimensions.