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Web Sites in Category Sami
An introduction to the Sami people - General presentation and description of the Sami people (the native and indigenous population of the Scandinavian peninsula), the texts focus on conditions in Sweden, yet gives briefs on the situation in Norway, Finland and Russia as well. Site maintained by Sami journalist who stresses that this is no "official" site.
Forum of Sámi Women - The forum is a network for local and regional development. Information about past an present projects.
Northern Lavvu - Makers of Sami tents - Northern Lavvu: offering traditional Sami tents for fellow Sami and friends. Minneapolis-based small-scale manufacturer. Site contains excellent introduction to the Sami tent with illustrations from classical literature.
Protest against the exploitation of Sami culture - Protest page against exploitation of the native culture in Rovaniemi, Finland. Examples with illustrations.
Saami Easter Festival in Kautokeino - Festival held every easter celebrating Sami culture: music, films and theater. Sports events are reindeer and snowmobile races.
Sametinget - The Sami parliament of Sweden. Also includes extensive bibliographies of literature in English about the Sami, and subject bibliographies, e.g. Sami religion.
Sami place names - Original Sami name forms of places in Sweden, Finland, Norway and Russia. "This is the site of Luistxo Fernandez, a Basque internaut." Contains place-names of minority and native peoples. Text in English and Basque.
Sami Radio - Information about the channel, program schedule and editorial office. News in Sami language is published in Real Audio format.
Samis : Location and Population - Information from the Endangered Uralic Peoples site.
Somby, Ande - Cyberilbmi - A joik performer of the Sami or Laplander people, Somby also is a designer and photographer, and he is associate professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Tromsř.
Suoma Sámi Nuorat - Suomen saamelaisnuoret - Sami Youth in Finland - An organization that works for strengthening the identity of Sami youth and their knowledge about their culture.
The Centre for Sámi Studies at the University of Tromsř - Various documents about Sáni issues at the University of Tromsř, Norway): Sámi research and education. Indigenous Peoples' Research Network. Research documentation. Sámi Library Resources (in Norwegian). Publications from the University Museum. Download area for research papers and computer tools for writing Sámi.
The Kola Sami in Russia - From the Red Book of the Peoples of the Russian Empire. "The authors of the present book, who come from a country (Estonia) which has shared the fate of nations in the Russian and Soviet empires, endeavour to publicize the plight of the small nations whose very existence is threatened as a result of recent history. Perhaps it is not too late to give a supporting hand to them without an attempt at either ideological brainwashing or economic exploitation." (Introduction).
The Saami School Board - The Swedish authority for the Saami schools and other activities belonging to and regulated by the Saami School ordinance. Information about the schools and pre-schools, study materials and operational plans.
The Sámi - Section from the Nordic FAQ on Sámi history, culture, and mythology.
The Sami and Lapland - Scandinavica.com - Fact sheet about Lapland and the Sami people living in the north of the Scandinavian peninsula (Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia).
The Sami Collection - The Norwegian Museum of Cultural History (Norsk Folkemuseum) in Oslo. A short presentation of the Sami resources and links to libraries and Sami Internet sites.
The Sami in Finland - Fact sheet with current and historical information. Includes two maps.
The Sami of Norway - Factual information published by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Written by Elina Helander.
The Sami Siiddat of North America - A confederation of regional organizations with members who share the heritage of the Sami culture of Northern Scandinavia and Finland.
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Regional > Europe > Regions > Nordic Countries
Science > Social Sciences > Linguistics > Languages > Natural > Uralic > Sami
Society > Ethnicity > Indigenous People
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