Sami Americans facts for kids
Total population | |
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945 | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Alaska · Midwest | |
Languages | |
English · Sami languages · Norwegian · Swedish · Finnish · Russian | |
Religion | |
Christianity · Sami shamanism |
Sami Americans are Americans of Sami descent, who originate from Sapmi, the northern regions of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and the Kola Peninsula of Russia. Lapp Americans is sometimes used, but lapp is considered derogatory by the Sami. It has been estimated that there are 30,000 people who are of Sami ancestry living in the United States.
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Sámi milking reindeer, Port Clarence, Alaska, 1900
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