| dc.description.abstract | According to scholars, pupils do not learn about the Sami people’s culture, history, and language, and acquire positive attitudes towards the Sami people, which they are supposed to. In addition, texts about the Sami people and text written by the Sami people are declining in newer textbooks. Based on the benefits of using fiction, I want to discuss why it is beneficial to use fiction to teach history about indigenous peoples. The paper focuses on the Sami people, but the idea is that based on how indigenous peoples have been treated in history, this could also be appropriate regarding indigenous peoples in general. I provide a literary analysis of a short story focusing on how it portrays the Sami people’s perspective in relation to their history with the Norwegianization. Based on the research and the analysis, I argue in relation to the benefits of fiction compared to nonfiction, that using fiction to teach history is a beneficial approach to be able to reach the competence aims. I argue that it provides intercultural competence which is valuable in relation to develop positive attitudes. | |