Traditional sami occupations are hunting, fishing, farming, and reindeer herding, though only a minority of today's sami make a living from these activities alone, and virtually none live in a natural economy nor have a nomadic lifestyle. Sweden's indigenous people, the sámi, have their own cultural heritage, language, flag and parliament Traditionally, the sámi have been nomadic reindeer herders, relying on the animals for sustenance and as a central element of their cultural identity The sámi are renowned for their expertise in reindeer herding, utilizing every part of the animal for sustenance and craftmanship. The sámi people (also saami) are a native people of northern europe inhabiting sápmi, which today encompasses northern parts of sweden, norway, finland, and the kola peninsula of russia. Sápmi is the cultural region traditionally inhabited by the sámi people
Sápmi includes the northern parts of fennoscandia, stretching over four countries Norway, sweden, finland, and russia. An additional sami language, kainuu sami, became extinct in the 18th century, and probably belonged to the eastern group like kemi sami, although the evidence for the language is limited. Although some sami look like kristoff, most have darker skin and hair When making the 2019 sequel, frozen ii, disney signed a contract with sámi leaders and hired sami experts to make sure the culture would be shown respectfully.
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