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	An Introduction to the Sami People URL: http://www.itv.se/boreale/samieng.htm ODP description: Presentation and description of the indigenous population of the Scandinavian peninsula. Covers history, language, culture, art, music, politics and the role of reindeer in Sami culture. Page title: An introduction to the Sami people. Page description: Sami the reindeer people previously known as Lapps the native / indigenous people of Scandinavia is presented with short essays on art history events music politics issues reindeers etc and links to similar pages at other websites.
	The Kola Sami in Russia URL: http://www.eki.ee/books/redbook/kola_lapps.shtml ODP description: 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). Page title: The Red Book of the Peoples of the Russian Empire
	The Centre for SÃ¡mi Studies at the University of TromsÃ¸ URL: http://www.uit.no/ssweb/sdg/idxsdgen.htm ODP description: Various documents about SÃ¡mi issues at the University of TromsÃ¸, Norway): SÃ¡mi research and education. Indigenous Peoples' Research Network. Research documentation. SÃ¡mi Library Resources (in Norwegian). Publications from the University Museum. Download area for research papers and computer tools for writing SÃ¡mi. Page title: About the Centre for SÃ¡mi Studies
	The Sami of Norway URL: http://odin.dep.no/odinarkiv/norsk/dep/ud/1997/annet/032005-990462/index-dok000-b-f-a.html ODP description: Factual information published by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Written by Elina Helander. Page title: Dokumentarkiv - regjeringen.no Page description: Om dokumentarkivet Her finner pressemeldinger, nyheter,&nbsp;taler og artikler fra tidligere regjeringer. Dokumentarkivet inneholder også dokumenter&nbsp;hvor innholdet ikke lenger er gyldig, for eksempel utgåtte rundskriv. Du fi...
	The SÃ¡mi URL: http://www.lysator.liu.se/nordic/scn/faq23.html ODP description: Section from the Nordic FAQ on SÃ¡mi history, culture, and mythology.
	Sami place names URL: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/9479/sami.html ODP description: 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. Page title: GeoNative - SÃ¡pmi - Lappland (Samiland) - Laponia
	Samis : Location and Population URL: http://www.suri.ee/eup/samis.html ODP description: Information from the Endangered Uralic Peoples site. Page title: SAMIS or Lapps
	Somby, Ande - Cyberilbmi URL: http://www.jus.uit.no/ansatte/somby/dajanENG.htm ODP description: 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 TromsÃ¸. Page title: Ande Somby - statement of his pages
	The Sami in Finland URL: http://virtual.finland.fi/finfo/english/saameng.html ODP description: Fact sheet with current and historical information. Includes two maps. Page title: The Saami Ã¢â¬â Virtual Finland
	Northern Lavvu - Makers of Sami tents URL: http://lavvu.com/ ODP description: 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. Page title: Northern Lavvu: Makers of Sami Tents Page description: Makers of Sami tents
	Protest against the exploitation of Sami culture URL: http://www.itv.se/boreale/rovaniemi.htm ODP description: Protest page against exploitation of the native culture in Rovaniemi, Finland. Examples with illustrations. Page title: Image site of protests against exploitation of the native culture in Rovaniemi.
	Saami Easter Festival in Kautokeino URL: http://www.saami-easterfestival.org/ ODP description: Festival held every easter celebrating Sami culture: music, films and theater. Sports events are reindeer and snowmobile races.