Punished by Ann-Helén Laestadius

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/152484 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Punished Author: Ann-Helén Laestadius Narrator: Jade Wheeler Format: mp3 Length: 13 hrs and 26 mins Release date: 02-04-25 Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 2 ratings Genres: Indigenous Publisher's Summary: It is the early 1950s in the Arctic Circle, and once they turn seven years old, Else-Maj, Jon-Ante, Anne-Risten, Marge, and Nilsa are taken from their families. As decreed by the Swedish state, these children of reindeer herders must attend a Sámi “nomad school,” run by vicious headmistress Rita Olsson, where they are not only stripped of their culture and language, but also physically, verbally, and psychologically abused. As the children are only allowed to return home sporadically, their parents know little of how their children are mistreated, and those who dare to speak up are silenced.