Professor Per Holck, University of Oslo

Holck: The oldest Skeleton found in Lapland is Norwegian.

Journalist: So the Norwegians where the first people in Lapland?

Holck: I would like to think that...

Journalist: What are the implications?

Holck: Someone will be very sad.

Journalist: The laps?

Holck: Yes, they would like to be the indigenous people of Lapland. But I am not sure that they are that.

Journalist: Why should the laps be given indigenous rights?

Holck: A good question. I dare not to think about that consequences if we can prove that... . (they are not the indigenous people)

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"Having read about the case -
one is more inclined to regard
Mr. Somby as a murderer -
than as a Sami martyr."