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Information on The Sami of Scandinavia & Russia

Saami reindeer herder, Nils Peder Gaup, hangs reindeer and moose meat above a fire in his lavo (tent) to smoke it. Kautokeino, Finnmark, North Norway. 2007

Fyorkla Chaporova (left), an 82 year old Sami woman with her younger sister, Paulina (80), from the village of Shongui. Kola Peninsula, NW Russia. 2005

Anna Yurieva, an elderly Sami woman, walks to her tent, at a summer fishing camp near Lovozero. Kola Peninsula, NW Russia. 2005

Saami woman by her Lavo (tent) at sunset. Spring Migration. Finmarksviida. North Norway. 1972

Saami woman by her Lavo (tent) at sunset. Spring Migration. Finmarksviida. North Norway. 1972

Sami family, Johan-Hendrik, Inge-Anna, Nils-Peter, Berit Logje cook over the fire in the Lavo. Migration. Norway. 1972

Sami herder, Johan warms himself by the fire in his tent during migration. Kautokeino, North Norway. 1985

Sami reindeer herder, Aslak, by the frame of his tent / lavvu by summer pastures. North Norway. 1985

Sami tent/lavvu made from birch poles & blankets has a fire burning inside. North Norway. 1985

Sami reindeer herder, Ole Mathis Oskal, being interviewed at a demonstration about injustice, with his reindeer in Tromso. Norway. 2000

Tourists enjoy a meal of reindeer meat in a Sami tent. Jukkasjarvi, Lapland, Sweden.

Man emerges from wooden lavvu at the Hotel Rallaren. Kiruna, Lapland, Sweden.

Saami reindeer herder, Nils Peder Gaup, hangs reindeer and moose meat above a fire in his lavo (tent) to smoke it. Kautokeino, Finnmark, North Norway. 2007

Saami reindeer herder, Nils Peder Gaup, builds a fire in his lavo (tent) to smoke reindeer and moose meat. Kautokeino, Finnmark, North Norway. 2007

Saami reindeer herder, Nils Peder Gaup, builds a fire in his lavo (tent) to smoke reindeer and moose meat. Kautokeino, Finnmark, North Norway. 2007

Saami reindeer herder, Nils Peder Gaup, hangs reindeer and moose meat above a fire in his lavo (tent) to smoke it. Kautokeino, Finnmark, North Norway. 2007

Saami reindeer herder, Nils Peder Gaup, and his wife Inge Ellen, relax by the fire in their lavo (tent). Kautokeino, Finnmark, North Norway. 2007

Fyorkla Chaporova (left), an 82 year old Sami woman with her younger sister, Paulina (80), from the village of Shongui. Kola Peninsula, NW Russia. 2005

A Sami family put up their Lavo (tent) at a summer fishing camp near Lovozero. Kola Peninsula, NW Russia. 2005

A Sami family put up their Lavo (tent) at a summer fishing camp near Lovozero. Kola Peninsula, NW Russia. 2005

Anna Yurieva, a Sami woman from Lovozero, sits near her Lavo (tent) at a summer fishing camp. Kola Peninsula, NW Russia. 2005

Spectators stand in the snow to watch the reindeer races at Jokmokk Winter Market. Sweden. Size to A4

Lavvu in the street by the Old Apothecary Shop, for the Winter Market in Jokkmokk. Sweden

Sami cook inside a smokey tent (lavvu) at the Jokkmokk Winter Market. Sweden

Sami man drinks coffee from a wooden cup while inside a lavvu. Jukkasjarvi. Sweden. 2003

Tourists sit round a fire in a lavvu and learn about the Sami culture. Jukkasjarvi. Sweden. 2003

Sami youth sits by a fire in a sami lavvu, he is cooking reindeer meat. Jukkasjarvi. Sweden. 2003

An Ice sculpture and a Lapp tent outside the Ice Hotel Jukkasjarvi. Sweden. 1993

Sami reindeer herder, Aslak, cooks over a fire in his tent on spring migration. North Norway. 1985

Sami reindeer herders' camp on the Finnmarks viida during the spring migration. Sapmi. North Norway. 1985

Sami reindeer herder, Johan, stuffs his skin boots with grass as an insulator. North Norway. 1985

Sami reindeer herder, Johan, stuffs his skin boots with grass as an insulator by his tent/lavvu. N. Norway. 1985

Sami Reindeer Herder, Ole Mathis Oskal, demonstrates about injustice, with his reindeer in Tromso. Norway. 2000

Sami family, Johan-Hendrik, Inge-Anna, Nils-Peter, Berit Logje cook over the fire in the Lavo. Migration. Norway. 1972

Sami reindeer herder erects his tent (lavo), during the Spring migration. Finnmark Plain, Norway. 1972

Sami reindeer herder, Johan, stuffs his skin boots with grass as an insulator. North Norway. 1985

Sami herder, Johan, cooking in his tent (Lavvu) during the spring migration. North Norway. 1985

Sami reindeer herder, Aslak, cooks over a fire in his tent on spring migration. North Norway. 1985

Sami herders, Johan & Aslak, cooking in their tent/lavvu on the spring migration. North Norway. 1985

Sami herder stuffs his boots with grass to keep his feet warm. Kautokeino, N. Norway. 1985

Sami herders, Johan & Aslak, cooking in their tent/lavvu on the spring migration. North Norway. 1985