ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on the phenomenon of hate speech targeting individuals with a double minority-group affiliation, Sami people with disabilities, from an intersectional perspective. It focuses on data from two studies performed by the Institute of Social Education at UiT, the Arctic University of Norway. One is a qualitative study of the life situation of Sami people with disabilities, and the other is a quantitative survey of living conditions among people with intellectual disabilities in Sami areas. The Sami are the indigenous people of Sapmi, a territory including northern parts of Norway, Finland, Sweden and Russia. Compared to many other countries, Norway has a rather comprehensive welfare policy. The aim of the social security system in Norway is to ensure an acceptable standard of living for everyone. This is done, for example, through a universal minimum pension, while the health policy intends to remove differences in health conditions and mortality between different social groups.
