MedborgarskapskursenGlossary · Chapter 7: Human rights
urfolk
Swedish word. In English: indigenous people
A people who have lived in an area since very long ago, before other peoples arrived.
Facts about the word
- The Sami are Sweden's recognised indigenous people. Sverige i fokus s. 25
- The Sami homeland Sápmi stretches across Sweden, Norway, Finland and Russia. Sverige i fokus s. 25
- The Sami have their own elected parliament, the Sametinget. Sverige i fokus s. 25
Page references are to UHR's study material Sverige i fokus.
Try the word in a sentence
Only one of the sentences uses the word correctly. Which one?
Indigenous people have lived in the area since time immemorial, not recent arrivals and not a clock.
The word belongs to Chapter 7: Human rights in Sverige i fokus, with the full context and practice questions.
