Definitions
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- proper noun A member of the
nomadic people ofLapland . - proper noun A nation of indigenous people living in
Lapland ofFinland ,Sweden andNorway andKola Peninsula inRussia . - proper noun Any of the
languages of the Saami.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a member of an indigenous nomadic people living in northern Scandinavia and herding reindeer
- noun the language of nomadic Lapps in northern Scandinavia and the Kola Peninsula
Etymologies
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Among the terms in use in the literature are traditional knowledge, traditional ecological knowledge, local knowledge (often applied to the knowledge of non-indigenous persons), traditional knowledge and wisdom, and a variety of specific terms for different peoples, such as Saami knowledge or Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit.
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Our religion, which is officialy accepted as legitamate for ALL legal purposes in Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland and the European Parliament, and the U.N, is germanischen/Saami Heidentums.
Five Go Camping In Hampshire « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009
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The nomadic herding tribes of Siberia, the Tatars, Yakuts, Mongols, Saami and Chukchi start with the birth of the baby animals, the reindeer, caribou, and horses, upon which their cultures depend.
Donna Henes: New Year: Here We Go Again! Donna Henes 2011
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The nomadic herding tribes of Siberia, the Tatars, Yakuts, Mongols, Saami and Chukchi start with the birth of the baby animals, the reindeer, caribou, and horses, upon which their cultures depend.
Donna Henes: New Year: Here We Go Again! Donna Henes 2011
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And in case that makes it sound daunting, it's really not -- if you know nothing about the far north and are interested in snow sculpture, modern Saami life, the ecology of eco-tourism, and other related issues, this is a good introduction.
Barnstorming on an Invisible Segway timprov 2009
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The nomadic herding tribes of Siberia, the Tatars, Yakuts, Mongols, Saami and Chukchi start with the birth of the baby animals, the reindeer, caribou, and horses, upon which their cultures depend.
Donna Henes: New Year: Here We Go Again! Donna Henes 2011
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More Norway Killer Warns of 'More Cells' "It was they like they were all our children," said Heidi Haaker, a Labor Party organizer and deputy leader in a special parliament representing the Saami, an indigenous Scandinavian people.
Norway Mourns Fallen Young Leaders Vanessa Fuhrmans 2011
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I could write VOLUMES on the TRUE meaning of Trolls, and other Germanic/Norse/Saami “mythological beings”, in fact for my first degree I DID.
Purple Pain « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009
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The economics of reindeer herding: Saami entrepreneurship between cyclical sustainability and the powers of state and oligopolies.
Climate change and reindeer nomadism in Finnmark, Norway 2010
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Saami reindeer pastoralism and the Norwegian state, 1960s – 1990s.
Climate change and reindeer nomadism in Finnmark, Norway 2010
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