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Arctic & Northern Studies: Sápmi (Lapland)

American & Canadian Studies, European Studies, International Studies, Arctic, Canada, Canadian Studies, Northern Studies

Quick Context

The Sami are the indigenous people of Lapland, or Sápmi, in northern Fennoscandia. The Sami homeland comprises northern portions of Norway, Sweden, and Finland and the Kola Peninsula in Russia.

Map of Sapmi Region

Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LocationSapmi.png

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Find Books about Sápmi and the Sámi

Many resources in the University Libraries deal with the Sami. Selected titles are listed on this page. Additional books can be found in UW Libraries Advanced Search by selecting "in subject" from the drop-down menu and searching for any of these subject terms: