History of Saami

	Revision 6 . . (edit) December 7, 2001 11:27 pm by Zundark [link to Saami_language]
	Revision 5 . . (edit) December 7, 2001 11:25 pm by Zundark [alternative names in bold]
	Revision 4 . . (edit) November 7, 2001 10:13 pm by (logged).150.8.xxx [typo]
	Revision 2 . . (edit) May 17, 2001 3:09 pm by Rmhermen

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The Saami are the aboriginal inhabitants of Northern Sweden, Norway and Finland. They call this area Sapmi. Population about 85,000, they are known as reindeer? herders.

The Sámi (or Saami, also called Lapps) are the aboriginal inhabitants of northern Sweden, Norway and Finland. They call this area Sápmi. Population about 85,000, they are known as reindeer? herders. Many books and official documents call these people Lapps, but they prefer to be called Sámi or Saami, the name they use for themselves.

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See also aborigine?.

They speak several languages of their own from the Finno-Ugric family, related to Finnish but not to Swedish and kin. See Saami language.

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See other Northern peoples: Eskimo, Innu?, Inuit, Inuvialuit?, Aleut?,

See also aborigine?, other Northern peoples: Eskimo, Innu?, Inuit, Inuvialuit?, Aleut?. External References

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The Nordic FAQ at http://www.lysator.liu.se/nordic/scn/faq23.html has a section on the Sámi.