Websites in Sami

1. An introduction to the Sami people
   General presentation and description of the Sami people (the native and indigenous population of the Scandinavian peninsula), the texts focus on conditions in Sweden, yet gives briefs on the situation in Norway, Finland and Russia as well. Site maintained by Sami journalist who stresses that this is no "official" site.
   http://www.itv.se/boreale/samieng.htm
   
   
2. Forum of Sámi Women
   The forum is a network for local and regional development. Information about past an present projects.
   http://www.same.net/~sami.nissonforum/
   
   
3. 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/
   
   
4. 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
   
   
5. Saami Easter Festival in Kautokeino
   Festival held every easter celebrating Sami culture: music, films and theater. Sports events are reindeer and snowmobile races.
   http://www.saami-easterfestival.org/eng_index.htm
   
   
6. Sametinget
   The Sami parliament of Sweden. Also includes extensive bibliographies of literature in English about the Sami, and subject bibliographies, e.g. Sami religion.
   http://www.sametinget.se/sametinget/view.cfm?oid=1009&changeUserconf_syslanguage=1
   
   
7. Sami Radio
   Information about the channel, program schedule and editorial office. News in Sami language is published in Real Audio format.
   http://www.yle.fi/samiradio/contents.htm
   
   
8. 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
   
   
9. Samis : Location and Population
   Information from the Endangered Uralic Peoples site.
   http://www.suri.ee/eup/samis.html
   
   
10. 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
    
    
11. Suoma Sámi Nuorat - Suomen saamelaisnuoret - Sami Youth in Finland
    An organization that works for strengthening the identity of Sami youth and their knowledge about their culture.
    http://www.same.net/~ssn/en1.html
    
    
12. The Centre for Sámi Studies at the University of Tromsø
    Various documents about Sáni 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
    
    
13. 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
    
    
14. The Saami School Board
    The Swedish authority for the Saami schools and other activities belonging to and regulated by the Saami School ordinance. Information about the schools and pre-schools, study materials and operational plans.
    http://www.sameskolstyrelsen.se/
    
    
15. 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
    
    
16. The Sami Siiddat of North America
    A confederation of regional organizations with members who share the heritage of the Sami culture of Northern Scandinavia and Finland.
    http://members.tripod.com/SAMI_SIIDA/index-2.html
    
    
17. The Sami and Lapland - Scandinavica.com
    Fact sheet about Lapland and the Sami people living in the north of the Scandinavian peninsula (Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia).
    http://www.scandinavica.com/sami.htm
    
    
18. The Sami in Finland
    Fact sheet with current and historical information. Includes two maps.
    http://virtual.finland.fi/finfo/english/saameng.html
    
    
19. 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
    
    
20. The Sámi
    Section from the Nordic FAQ on Sámi history, culture, and mythology.
    http://www.lysator.liu.se/nordic/scn/faq23.html
    
    

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