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Bookmark or Share- Sami - New World EncyclopediaThe Sami people (also Sámi, Saami, Lapps and Laplanders) are the indigenous people of Sápmi, or Lapland, which encompasses parts of northern Sweden, Norway, Finland and the Kola Peninsula of Russia. The Sami are one of the largest indigenous groups in Europe, and their ancestral lands span an area the size of Sweden in the Nordic countries.
- Sámi peoples - WikipediaThe region of Sápmi was formerly known as Lapland, and the Sámi have historically been known in English as Lapps or Laplanders, but these terms are regarded as offensive by the Sámi, who prefer their own endonym, e.g. Northern Sámi Sápmi.
- The Origin and Genetic Background of the Sámi - University of Texas at ...There has been a discovery of a “Sámi motif,” which is a group of three specific mutations found in 1/3 of the Sámi people. The significance of this rests with the fact that this mutation has only been found in six other samples. One was Finnish and the remaining five were Karelian.
- Sápmi - WikipediaSápmi (from Northern Sami: [ˈsapmi] [1]) is the cultural region traditionally inhabited by the Sámi people. Sápmi includes the northern parts of Fennoscandia, also known as the "Cap of the North". The region stretches over four countries: Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia.
- The Sámi, Indigenous People of the Arctic - House of LaplandWant to know more about these Arctic indigenous people? Here's an introduction to the Sámi people & ethical ways to enjoy their culture.
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