- An Introduction to the Sami People - http://www.itv.se/boreale/samieng.htm
Presentation and description of the indigenous population of the Scandinavian peninsula. Covers history, language, culture, art, music, politics and the role of reindeer in Sami culture.
- Sami place names - http://www.geocities.com/Athens/9479/sami.html
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.
- The Sami in Finland - http://virtual.finland.fi/finfo/english/saameng.html
Fact sheet with current and historical information. Includes two maps.
- The Kola Sami in Russia - http://www.eki.ee/books/redbook/kola_lapps.shtml
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).
- Northern Lavvu - Makers of Sami tents - http://lavvu.com/
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.
- The Centre for Sámi Studies at the University of Tromsø - http://www.uit.no/ssweb/sdg/idxsdgen.htm
Various documents about Sámi 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.
- Forum of Sámi Women - http://www.same.net/~sami.nissonforum/
The forum is a network for local and regional development. Information about past an present projects.
- The Sami and Lapland - Scandinavica.com - http://www.scandinavica.com/sami.htm
Fact sheet about Lapland and the Sami people living in the north of the Scandinavian peninsula (Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia).
- The Sami Collection - http://www.norskfolke.museum.no/samisk/samiskeng.html
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.
- Somby, Ande - Cyberilbmi - http://www.jus.uit.no/ansatte/somby/dajanENG.htm
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.
- The Sami Siiddat of North America - http://members.tripod.com/SAMI_SIIDA/index-2.html
A confederation of regional organizations with members who share the heritage of the Sami culture of Northern Scandinavia and Finland.
- The Sami of Norway - http://odin.dep.no/odinarkiv/norsk/dep/ud/1997/annet/032005-990462/index-dok000-b-f-a.html
Factual information published by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Written by Elina Helander.
- The Sámi - http://www.lysator.liu.se/nordic/scn/faq23.html
Section from the Nordic FAQ on Sámi history, culture, and mythology.
- Saami Easter Festival in Kautokeino - http://www.saami-easterfestival.org/eng_index.htm
Festival held every easter celebrating Sami culture: music, films and theater. Sports events are reindeer and snowmobile races.
- Sametinget - http://www.sametinget.se/sametinget/view.cfm?oid=1009&changeUserconf_syslanguage=1
The Sami parliament of Sweden. Also includes extensive bibliographies of literature in English about the Sami, and subject bibliographies, e.g. Sami religion.
- Saami University College - http://www.samiskhs.no/
Fact sheet about the college established in Guovdageaidnu (Kautokeino) in 1989 to cover the needs of higher education and research of the Sami society, and to strengthen Sami professional qualifications in various fields. The college has a responsibility for Sami higher education in general, and especially for teacher training.
- The Sami Collections - http://www.desamiskesamlinger.no/
A Sami museum in Norway with a cultural history department, a art collection and an open air museum.
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