Give Us our Skeletons!
Antakaa Meille Luurankomme!
Locked up in the Anatomical Institute in Oslo, two skeletons are all that are left of Mons Somby and Aslak Hetta, two Sámi men hanged for murder in 1854. The question is: were they simple criminals or national heroes? In this documentary, Niillas Somby, a descendant of Mons, leads the battle to have the skeletons returned. The relatives feel that, after more than 140 years, it is time the Sámi heroes were allowed to rest in peace in Sámi country. This is the story of a small people – the Sámis or Lapps – still battling a legacy of racist ideology.