Geographic region within the Arctic Circle named for the people who call themselves the Sami
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Sami in Sweden - Sweden.se  Apr 11, 2016 ... Finds suggest that the Sami people have lived in the Arctic region for thousands of years. ... It is regulated by a Swedish law called the Reindeer Husbandry Act. ... The design of the kolt varies depending on its geographical origin. ... who speak Sami and define themselves as part of Sami society through...
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Sami history - Wikipedia  The Sami people (also Smi, Saami) are an indigenous people of northern Europe inhabiting ... The area traditionally inhabited by the Sami people is known in Northern Sami as Spmi, and typically ... comprising the Fosna culture in southern and central Norway and what used to be called the Komsa culture in the north.
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Sami - Introduction, Location, Language, Folklore, Religion, Major ...  The Sami live in tundra (arctic or subarctic treeless plain), taiga (subarctic forest), ... lies at latitudes above 62 degrees north, and much of it is above the Arctic Circle, ... Traditionally, the Sami lived in a community of families called a siida , whose ... region to region, it does so based on the lifestyle of the Sami people rather...
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Sami people - Wikipedia  The Sami people are an indigenous Finno-Ugric people inhabiting the Arctic area of Spmi, .... In Norway, however, Sami were still called Finns at least until the modern era (reflected in toponyms ... will still occasionally use Finn to refer to Sami people, although the Sami themselves now consider this to be a pejorative term.
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Arctic Studies Center - Resources - Frequently Asked Questions  The Arctic Circle is technically everything above 66 degrees, 30 minutes North Latitude. ... The geographic North Pole is defined as the northern end of the Earth's axis, ... range from Alaska to Canada and Greenland, the Saami (previously called ... Without burning wood, how do people in the Arctic keep warm or light their...
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Penobscot - Wikipedia  The Penobscot (Panawahpskek) are an indigenous people in North America with members ... The Penobscot Nation, formerly known as the Penobscot Tribe of Maine, .... to settle disputes between the state and the Penobscot or Passamaquoddy. ... The Penobscot traditionally made baskets out of sweet grass, brown ash,...
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Calgary 1988 Mascot(s) Hidy and Howdy | History & Photos - Olympics  Name The mascots' names represent the Calgary region's hospitality. ... Salt Lake CIty 2002 ... Hidy and Howdy are polar bears, symbolic of the Arctic regions located in the north of the American continent. They wear Western style hats and outfits. ... Find out more about the Calgary 1988 Olympic Games on olympic.org...
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Siberia  Siberia (Russian Sibir'), vast region comprising the Asian portion of Russia as well ... The name Siberia comes from the Tatar term Sibir, meaning "sleeping land." .... Other groups in the region include the Kazakhs, of northern Kazakhstan and...
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What do the locals call their country? - Lonely Planet  Sep 27, 2006 ... Sweden = Ruotsi (comes from the Swedish region of "Roslagen"; "ruotsi" is ... tribe; there is a region called "Jutland" in Denmark I believe; nowadays Danish person = "tanskalainen") Norway = Norja (person = "norjalainen") Estonia = Viro ("Viro" refers to the country, "eesti" refers to the language they speak;...
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Spmi - Wikipedia  Spmi in English commonly known as Lapland is the cultural region traditionally inhabited by the Sami people, traditionally known in English as Lapps. Spmi is located in Northern Europe and includes the northern parts of Fennoscandia. The region stretches over four countries: Norway, Sweden, Finland, and .... While being the most heavily populated part of Spmi, this is also the region...
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Tribal Distribution and Settlements of the Fuegians ... - JStor  the canoe Indians, as they are called by the English, call themselves. "Alookooloop" and that they live in "the chainnels between the Magellan. Straits and the .... group, who are the best formed; the Lennox Islanders, big-headed, ugly, powerful...
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Erik the Red - Explorer - Biography.com  Jan 13, 2016 ... The party rounded the tip of Greenland and settled in an area near Julianehb. Erik returned to Iceland in 986 and formed a colony. ... with his flowing red hair and beard, earned him the nickname Erik the Red. ... Around 982, Erik the Red entrusted his setstokkr (large beams with Viking symbols that held...
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Aleuts of the Pribilof Islands, Alaska - The AMIQ Institute  The cultural survival of the Aleuts of the Pribilof Islands, Alaska, is one of the most ... began to develop about 8,000 years ago in the Bering Sea and North Pacific region, ... Since the animals breed on land, it is relatively simple to round up and ..... of these groups would appear on the harvest field each summer, watching...
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Timely 5 word nickname that describes Scandinavia north of the ...  Jul 31, 2016 ... Timely 5 word nickname that describes Scandinavia north of the Arctic Circle # Quiz # Question. video. 0:28 0 likes, 0 dislikes. No views.
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Why Erik the Red Named Greenland Greenland  ThorNews  Dec 25, 2013 ... In order to lure as many potential settlers as possible, Viking and PR genius Erik ... wondered why barren and ice-covered Greenland is called Greenland? ... He rounded the southern tip of the island (later known as Cape ... He explained, People would be attracted to go there if it had a favorable name.
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The Last Viking: Helluland, Markland and Vinland - Spirasolaris.ca  But the land where the forest was they called Markland, Wood Land. ... all Northwest Coast tribes and indeed in various forms is found throughout North America. ..... with the words: "Island of Vinland, discovered by Bjarni and Leif in company. ... of the structures were built and inhabited by Norsemen of circa A.D. 1000 but it...
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Tlingit - Early history, First contact with europeans, The land claims ...  Approximately 86,000 Alaska Natives, the indigenous peoples of Alaska, live there. .... The ANB's goals were to gain equality for the Native people of Southeast .... totem-pole-raising potlatches, and house- or lodge-building potlatches. ... Although called the Chilkat robe after the Chilkat tribe of Tlingit who ... northwest coast.
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Arctic - Wikipedia  The Arctic is a polar region located at the northernmost part of Earth. The Arctic consists of the Arctic Ocean, adjacent seas, and parts of Alaska (United States), Canada, Finland, Greenland (Denmark), Iceland, Norway, Russia, and Sweden. Land within the Arctic region has seasonally varying snow and ice cover, .... The Dorset/Thule culture transition dates around the 9th10th centuries.
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The First Nations of the Pacific Northwest - Totem Poles - Don's Maps  The names listed are the ones First Peoples prefer to call themselves. ... Rather the totem poles of the Northwest Coast are heraldic. ... The specific stories relating to each figure are known by those who hold the right to share this ... have lived on Haida Gwaii (the Queen Charlotte Islands), an archipelago of 150 islands off...
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Northern Norway - Wikipedia  Northern Norway is the geographical region of Norway, consisting of the three northernmost ... The Norwegian language dominates in most of the area; Sami speakers are .... whether they came from southern Norway or from the Kola Peninsula. .... Coastal and fjord areas of Northern Norway have much in common with...
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Article in pdf - Tourism Review  Siberia, a vast region comprising the Asian por- tion of Russia as ... The name. Siberia comes from the Tatar term Sibir, meaning. 'sleeping land.' Unique Nature.