Sámi people
Let an agent describe the Sami people in their own terms, explain languages, livelihoods and institutions, present history and rights issues with attribution to Sami organisations and states, and support respectful cultural and travel questions.
Research draft, second pass
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Purpose and description
Let an agent describe the Sami people in their own terms, explain languages, livelihoods and institutions, present history and rights issues with attribution to Sami organisations and states, and support respectful cultural and travel questions.
An Indigenous Finno-Ugric people of Sapmi, the region spanning northern Norway, Sweden, Finland and the Kola Peninsula of Russia, with distinct groups such as the Kildin and Ter Sami and historical categories such as mountain, forest, sea and city Sami, speaking several Sami languages, with traditional livelihoods including reindeer herding, fishing and handicraft, and with Sami parliaments and rights recognised to varying degrees by the four states; the Sami name themselves and reject the older exonym Lapp.
What it is for: Indigenous people of Sapmi.
It can be describe the people in their own terms; explain languages and livelihoods; present history and rights; support respectful questions.
Distinguishing features
Indigenous status
Sapmi homeland
Multiple languages
Sami parliaments
What it looks like
Not physical; a people.
How it is recognised
Indigenous people of northern Fennoscandia and Kola
Sami languages and institutions
Finns and Norwegians are the majority peoples; Lapp is a rejected exonym
Related models
is a kind of - category
is a kind of - category
is related to - the broader category
is related to - a feature of the Sapmi sky
In practice
Families and kinds
Sami groups by language such as North, Lule, South, Inari, Skolt, Kildin and Ter
historical livelihood categories
Sami in each of the four states
urban Sami
Sami institutions
Standards and regulation
Sami parliament acts in Norway, Sweden and Finland
International Indigenous rights instruments
Reindeer husbandry law
Failure modes and hazards
Using the exonym Lapp
Stereotyping Sami as only reindeer herders
Presenting rights disputes without attribution
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand Who the Sami are.
Self-designation.
Identity
Identity and homeland.
Identity
Identity.
- Who are the Sami, where is Sapmi, and how do the Sami describe themselves and their groups? provenance
- Is the presentation using self-designations and respectful? boundary
Languages
Languages.
Languages
Languages.
- What Sami languages exist, what is their status, and how are they revitalised? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific Sami language? action
Culture Livelihoods and culture.
Attribution.
Livelihoods
Livelihoods.
Livelihoods
Livelihoods.
- How do reindeer herding, fishing, duodji handicraft and modern occupations feature in Sami life today? provenance
- Which entry fits reindeer husbandry? action
Arts
Arts and traditions.
Arts
Arts.
- What are joik, duodji and other Sami arts and traditions, as described by Sami practitioners? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific tradition? action
Rights Rights and institutions.
Attribution.
Institutions
Sami parliaments.
Institutions
Institutions.
- What are the Sami parliaments and other institutions, and what powers do they have in each state? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific institution? action
Disputes
Rights disputes.
Disputes
Disputes.
- What land, resource and cultural rights issues are contested, with positions of Sami organisations and states attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral and attributed? boundary
Learn History and visiting.
Education.
History
History.
History
History.
- How have the Sami experienced colonisation, assimilation policies and recent recognition, according to Sami and academic historians? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Visit
Respectful visiting.
Visit
Visiting.
- How can visitors engage respectfully with Sami culture and Sami-run tourism? provenance
- Which misconceptions arise? provenance
What the second pass must settle
- Should each language group be a separate entry?
- How should Sami institutions be linked?
- How should rights cases be attributed?