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The Sami people are a people inhabiting Sápmi (known in English as Lapps), which today encompasses large parts of Norway and Sweden, northern parts of Finland, and the Murmansk Oblast of Russia. The Sami are the only indigenous people in Scandinavia that are recognized and protected under the international conventions of indigenous peoples.    Traditionally, the Sami have pursued a variety of livelihoods, including coastal fishing, fur trapping, and sheep herding. Their best-known means of livelihood is semi-nomadic reindeer herding. Currently about 10% of the Sami continue to herd reindeer. This practise provides them with meat, fur, and transportation. For traditional, environmental, cultural, and political reasons, reindeer herding is legally reserved for the Sami in some regions of the Nordic countries.   Petroglyphs and archeological findings such as settlements dating from about 10,000 B.C. can be found in the traditional lands of the Sami. A characteristic feature of Sami musical tradition is the singing of yoik. Yoiks are song-chants and are traditionally sung a cappella, usually sung slowly and deep in the throat with apparent emotional content of sorrow or anger. Yoiks can be dedicated to animals and birds in nature, special people or special occasions, and they can be joyous, sad or melancholic. They often are based on syllablic improvisation Some examples of Sami traditional clothing are the Gákti (pictured above with a goldwork collar for women), Four Winds Hat, Beaska (reindeer coat, pictured bottom centre) and the Luhhka (a poncho-like hooded cape). For centuries, the Sami have been the subject of discrimination and abuse by the dominant cultures who claim possession of their lands. The sentiment and official policies towards the Sami differ in each of the countries which they currently inhabit.

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