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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We flew to Helsinki via Munich, stayed 2 nights, then flew to Ivalo and rented a car. It’s pretty easy to get around. 4-5 nights in Lapland is enough. It’s amazing. [/quote]

Did you have any qualms about going there when the indigenous people prefer the region be called "Sápmi" and that they have a history of being horrifically marginalized and their land stolen.  They are one of Europe's last indigenous peoples. From the mid-1800s until about late 1960s, they were considered an alien people, often characterized as uncivilized, and a policy towards the Sami marked by racist attitudes and notions of racial hierarchy was pursued.  [/quote]

Is this a bot? ChatGPT?[/quote]

No, I’m not kidding or am a bot. I had no idea about the Sami people until I read an article about them. They are Europe’s only recognized indigenous group. They are the descendents of the first people who inhabited the northern area of Finland, Norway, Sweden and parts of Russia.

They have been horribly mistreated and their land stolen just like native cultures in US and Canada. They were horribly mistreated and forced into boarding schools to be assimilated.

So if you are going to see raindeer in Lapland you should be aware the herder is Sami. [/quote]

Ok but you’re living on native land yourself as well, assuming you’re writing to us from the US. [/quote]

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