NorwaySamfunn 47 · Norway and society
The Roma (rom) are one of Norway's national minorities. What is true about the Roma in Norway?
In the exam (Norwegian)
Rom er en av Norges nasjonale minoriteter. Hva er riktig om rom i Norge?
- aThe first ones came to Norway in the second half of the 1800s.De første kom til Norge i andre halvdel av 1800-tallet.Correct answer
- bThey first came to Norway as labour immigrants after 1970.De kom til Norge først som arbeidsinnvandrere etter 1970.
- cThey are Norway's only indigenous people and have lived here for thousands of years.De er Norges eneste urfolk og har bodd her i tusenvis av år.
Why?
The Roma came to Norway at the end of the 1800s, so they have a long connection with the country. Later, a law kept them out of Norway for many years. This rule was removed in 1956.
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What is true about the Romani people / Tater (romanifolket/taterne)?Correct answer:They have lived in Norway for several hundred years and were subjected to harsh Norwegianisation.
Hva er riktig om romanifolket/taterne? — De har bodd i Norge i flere hundre år og ble utsatt for hard fornorsking.
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Statistics Norway (Statistisk sentralbyrå, SSB) uses the word "immigrant" (innvandrer). Who counts as an immigrant?Correct answer:Someone who was born abroad to foreign-born parents and grandparents and who lives in Norway
Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB) bruker ordet «innvandrer». Hvem regnes som innvandrer? — En som er født i utlandet av utenlandsfødte foreldre og besteforeldre, og som bor i Norge
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Around 1970 many labour immigrants came to Norway, among others from Pakistan and Turkey. What happened in 1975?Correct answer:Norway introduced an immigration stop, and it became much harder to come here to work.
Rundt 1970 kom mange arbeidsinnvandrere til Norge, blant annet fra Pakistan og Tyrkia. Hva skjedde i 1975? — Norge innførte innvandringsstopp, og det ble mye vanskeligere å komme hit for å jobbe.
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The Sámi are an indigenous people (urfolk) in Norway. What does that mean?Correct answer:They lived in the area before today's states and borders were made.
Samene er et urfolk i Norge. Hva betyr det? — De bodde i området før dagens stater og grenser ble laget.
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