The Sámi (/ ˈ s ɑː m i / SAH-mee; also spelled Sami or Saami) are the traditionally Sámi-speaking indigenous people inhabiting the region of Sápmi, which today encompasses large northern …

Sep 25, 2016 · The Sami (Sámi) people, who live in the far north of Europe, have never had a sovereign state of their own. Today, they live in four countries: Norway, Sweden, Finland, and …

Aug 7, 2022 · In recent centuries, the Sámi suffered much persecution as rising Scandinavian nation-states (and Russia) expanded and took charge of traditional Sámi territory, outlawing …

Dec 28, 2012 · The genetic origin of the Sámi people is complex and difficult to trace. Their beginnings are closely linked with the origin of the Finns. Both groups speak a Finno-Ugric …

Sámi Americans are Americans of Sámi descent, who originate from Sápmi, the northern regions of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and the Kola Peninsula of Russia. The term Lapp Americans has …

Sámi people from Karasjok painted by Johan Fredrik Eckersberg in 1852. The origin of the Sámi has been of research interest since at least the early 17th century. Initially, the Sámi were …

people, their ancestral homeland, and possible relationships to other ethnic groups, even physical anthropological studies to identify typical Sami characteristics.

On the one hand, the Sámi are often classified as white, and on the other hand, they have been perceived and see themselves as “looking dif-ferent” and share a history of racialization and …

Sep 26, 2015 · The Sami people (also Sámi or Saami), traditionally known in English as Lapps or Laplanders, are an indigenous Finno-Ugric people inhabiting the Arctic area of Sápmi, which …

Today the designation of Sami is coming into international use, due to the global cooperation between ethnic minorities, where the Sami have played an active part since the founding of …