1. A Sami man and child in Finnmark, Norway, circa 1890 - 1900
2. A Sami family, Norway, c. 1900.
3. Photo of Anne Jonsdatter, by Prince Roland Bonaparte, 1884 (printed ca. 1886).
4. Photo of Aslak Piersen, by Prince Roland Bonaparte, 1884 (printed ca. 1886).
5. Photo of Ullia Eliowna, by Prince Roland Bonaparte, 1884 (printed ca. 1886).
6. Photo of Berit Larsdatter Siri by Prince Roland Bonaparte, 1884 (printed ca. 1886)
The Sami people (also Sámi or Saami, traditionally known in English as Lapps or Laplanders) are an indigenous Finno-Ugric people inhabiting the Arctic area of Sápmi, which today encompasses parts of far northern Norway, Sweden, Finland, and the Kola Peninsula of Russia. The Sami are the only officially recognized indigenous people of Scandinavia, protected under the international conventions of indigenous peoples, and are hence the northernmost indigenous people of Europe. Their traditional languages are the Sami languages and are classified as a branch of the Uralic language family. Traditionally, the Sami have pursued a variety of livelihoods, including coastal fishing, fur trapping, and sheep herding. Their best-known means of livelihood is semi-nomadic reindeer herding. (wiki)