Sami

Samis : Location and Population - Information from the Endangered Uralic Peoples site.
http://www.suri.ee/eup/samis.html

Protest against the exploitation of Sami culture - Protest page against exploitation of the native culture in Rovaniemi, Finland. Examples with illustrations.
http://www.itv.se/boreale/rovaniemi.htm

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.
http://www.norskfolke.museum.no/samisk/samiskeng.html

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).
http://www.eki.ee/books/redbook/kola_lapps.shtml

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.
http://lavvu.com/

Saami University College - Fact sheet about the college established in Guovdageaidnu (Kautokeino) in 1989 to cover the needs of higher education and research of the Sami society, and to strengthen Sami professional qualifications in various fields. The college has a responsibility for Sami higher education in general, and especially for teacher training.
http://www.samiskhs.no/

The Centre for Sámi Studies at the University of Tromsø - Various documents about Sámi issues at the University of Tromsø, 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.
http://www.uit.no/ssweb/sdg/idxsdgen.htm

The Sámi - Section from the Nordic FAQ on Sámi history, culture, and mythology.
http://www.lysator.liu.se/nordic/scn/faq23.html

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.
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/9479/sami.html

An Introduction to the Sami People - 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.
http://www.itv.se/boreale/samieng.htm

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 Tromsø.
http://www.jus.uit.no/ansatte/somby/dajanENG.htm

The Sami of Norway - Factual information published by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Written by Elina Helander.
http://odin.dep.no/odinarkiv/norsk/dep/ud/1997/annet/032005-990462/index-dok000-b-f-a.html

The Sami in Finland - Fact sheet with current and historical information. Includes two maps.
http://virtual.finland.fi/finfo/english/saameng.html