Talk:Kven people

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• Talk:Kven/Archive 1: July 2005 – June 2006
• Talk:Kven/Archive 2: July 2006 – August 2006
• Talk:Kven/Archive 3: July 2006 – September 2006
• Talk:Kven/Archive 4: September 2006 – April 2007
• Talk:Kven/Archive Kvenland: Comments that are also posted in Talk:Kvens of the past

[edit] "During this period"

There are too many places in this article where it says "During this period". For instance "during this period" it was prohibited to sell land to non-norwegian speakers. When?--Barend 09:05, 6 August 2006 (UTC)

I have tried to reduce the number of "this periods". This is what I have done:

• Kven migrations: this period -> these two periods (periods are specified above)
• Assimilation policy: this period the Sami culture revitalized (I think this is OK)
• Assimilation policy: this period Kven people started organizing -> In the 1980s
• Assimilation policy: integrated into the Norwegian main stream society during that period -> removed that period (the Kvens have probably always been integrated into the main stream society).

* Assimilation policy: this period the use of the Kven language was forbidden in schools…land purchase: need to be specified

--Labongo 18:13, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Category for Kvens?

Proposing adding a category to cover all Kven related articles. The name of the category could simply be "Kven". --Drieakko 06:58, 19 May 2007 (UTC)

Support. Cannot see any reasons for someone to object against such a category.Labongo 16:57, 21 May 2007 (UTC)