Sámi people

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/smi-people

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the indigenous status?The Sámi are recognized as the indigenous people of the Sápmi region
2. What is the geographic distribution?Sápmi spans northern Norway, Sweden, Finland, and the Kola Peninsula of Russia
3. Why do the Sámi herd reindeer?Reindeer give the Sámi food, clothing, tools, and help them travel. Herding is a key part of their culture and identity.
4. Where does the Sámi live?They live in Sápmi, a region that stretches across the northern parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and the Kola Peninsula in Russia.

Endonym: The name used by people to refer to themselves, as opposed to a name given by outsiders.
Uralic Language Family: A group of related languages spoken across Northern Europe and Asia, including Finnish and Hungarian.
Indigenous Rights: The rights of indigenous peoples to their lands, cultures, languages, and self-determination.