| Life in the north |
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| The Sami people |
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| The first Sami people arrived in Europe 7,000 years ago. |
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| For thousands of years, they travelled across northern Europe. |
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| Today, Sami live in the far north of four countries: Sweden, Norway, Finland and Rissia. |
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| Sami call this area Sapmi. |
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| The reindeer herds |
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| In the past, the Sami were nomads and they followed the reindeer herds. |
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| They used the reindeer for food, clothes and tools. |
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| They made tents and boots from reindeer skin. |
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| They made coats and hats from their wool. |
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| They carved needles, spoons and knives from their antlers. |
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| Later, some Sami people stayed on the coast and became fishermen and farmers but the reindeer have always been important. |
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| In the Sami language there are 400 different words that describe reindeer. |
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| Sami still keep reindeer now but very few people follow their herds. |
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| They keep them in one large area. |
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| Some herders use snow scooters when they herd the reindeer. |
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| These are much faster than sledges or skis. |
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| Sami clothes |
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| The Sami people make trousers, skirts and jackets from wool cloth. |
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| Usually it is blue. Sometimes it is red or green. |
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| Their clothes have colourful borders. |
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| They make hats and boots from reindeer fur. |
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| Sami people wear this clothing on special days. |
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| This is their national costume and they are proud of it. |
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| This woman is wearing a red dress. It has a border of green and yellow. |
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| There is a long blue, yellow and green fringe on her dress and she is wearing silver jewellery. |
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| Her hat is tall with a blue, yellow and green border. |
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| She is wearing a belt and there is a small bag on it. |
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| She is wearing gloves and she is holding a small white reindeer. |
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| She has got long fair hair and she is smiling. |
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| She looks very happy and friendly. |
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| The Sami today |
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| The Sami people have changed their lives. |
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| Once, they were nomads. Now many Sami live in towns and villages. |
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| They work in hospitals, schools and factories. |
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| They speak other languages but there are schools where children learn their lessons in Sami |
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| There are newspapers, radio and TV programmes in Sami and they have their own national flag. |
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| More and more people visit Sami towns and villages. |
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| They like the Sami crafts and clothes. |
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| The land is beautiful in winter. |
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| There is snow from November to May. |
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| In Sapmi you might see the northern lights and in summer you can see the sun at midnight |
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| Listen 5 times |
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