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The Sami (Saamelainen) (2007), a Mushkeg Media documentary about the state of aboriginal languages [211] Wolf (2008), an examination of how the traditions of the Sámi villagers in northern Sweden are confronted with modern-day society [212] Herdswoman (2008), a documentary about land rights disputes in reindeer grazing areas [213]
The uniqueness of the Sami gene pool has made it one of the most extensively studied genetic populations in the world. The most frequent Sami MtDNA (female) haplotype is U5b1b1 comprising nearly half of all haplotypes, with type V in around the same quantities, with some minor D, H and Z. [10]
The Sami religion differs somewhat between regions and tribes. Although the deities are similar, their names vary between regions. The deities also overlap: in one region, one deity can appear as several separate deities, and in another region, several deities can be united in to just a few.
[11] [4] The Sami Siida of North America was also formed as a network connecting Sámi descendants in North America. These organizations have made efforts to reconnect with surviving Sámi populations in northern Scandinavia, and to revive traditional Sámi art forms, such as storytelling .
Pekka Aikio (born 1944), Finnish Sami politician, president of the Sámi Parliament of Finland; Amoc (born 1984), Finnish Sámi rapper; Agneta Andersson (born 1958), Swedish Sámi sculptor and educator; Karen Anette Anti (born 1972), Norwegian Sámi politician; Aleksandra Andreevna Antonova (1932–2014), Russian, Kildin Sámi teacher, writer ...
The region stretches over four countries: Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia.To the north, it is bounded by the Barents Sea, Norwegian Sea, and White Sea. [2] [3] Lapland (/ ˈ l æ p l æ n d /) has been a historical term for areas inhabited by the Sami based on the older term "Lapp" for its inhabitants, a term which is now considered outdated or pejorative. [4]
A 2000 survey by the Sami Language Council showed Kautokeino Municipality and Karasjok Municipality as 96% and 94% Sami-speaking respectively; [9] should those percentages still be true as of the 2022 national population survey, this would result in 2,761 and 2,428 speakers respectively, virtually all of which being speakers of Northern Sámi.
Sebei trained under Jerry Tuite and Savio Vega [6] and made his professional wrestling debut on March 1, 2002, for the FLQ promotion in Quebec as Stevie McFly. [16] [17] [18] On July 14, 2002, as El Generico, he made his International Wrestling Syndicate (IWS) debut at the Scarred For Life event in a count out victory. [19]