Arctic & Northern Studies: Sápmi (Lapland)

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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.

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Saami Council
Non-governmental Sami policy organization founded in 1956, with member organizations in Finland, Russia, Norway and Sweden.
Samer
Website from the Sami Information Centre for increasing knowledge of the Sami people and their culture. Includes information on history, politics, language, etc. [Swedish only]
Arctic Centre - Research
Research page for the Arctic Centre at the University of Lapland in Rovaniemi, Finland. Includes information on projects related to environmental and minority law, sustainable development, etc. See especially the link to Research Projects (on-going and completed projects) for publications, etc.
Draft for a Nordic Saami Convention

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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: