Sámi of Russia
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The Sámi of Russia are an Indigenous Finno-Ugric people traditionally inhabiting the Kola Peninsula in the Russian Arctic, known for their reindeer herding, fishing, and distinct cultural and linguistic heritage.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ter Sámi people | 5 |
| Akkala Sami people | 1 |
| Kildin Sámi people | 1 |
| Russian Sami | 1 |
| Sámi in Russia | 1 |
| Sámi of Russia canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4800435 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Sámi of Russia Context triple: [Indigenous peoples of the Arctic, includeEthnicGroup, Sámi of Russia]
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Khanty people
The Khanty people are an Indigenous Uralic ethnic group of northwestern Siberia, traditionally semi-nomadic reindeer herders, hunters, and fishers living mainly in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug of Russia.
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Nenets
The Nenets are an Indigenous Samoyedic people of northern Russia known for their reindeer herding, nomadic lifestyle, and adaptation to the Arctic tundra environment.
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Sakha (Yakut) people
The Sakha (Yakut) people are a Turkic-speaking Indigenous group of northeastern Siberia, known for their horse and cattle pastoralism, rich epic oral traditions, and cultural adaptation to the extreme climate of the Russian Far East.
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D.
Selkup
The Selkup are an indigenous Uralic-speaking people of Siberia, traditionally semi-nomadic hunters, fishers, and reindeer herders living mainly along the middle reaches of the Ob River in Russia.
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E.
Enets
Enets are a small Indigenous Samoyedic people of northern Siberia, closely related linguistically and culturally to the Nenets, with a traditional lifestyle centered on reindeer herding, fishing, and hunting.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Sámi of Russia Target entity description: The Sámi of Russia are an Indigenous Finno-Ugric people traditionally inhabiting the Kola Peninsula in the Russian Arctic, known for their reindeer herding, fishing, and distinct cultural and linguistic heritage.
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A.
Khanty people
The Khanty people are an Indigenous Uralic ethnic group of northwestern Siberia, traditionally semi-nomadic reindeer herders, hunters, and fishers living mainly in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug of Russia.
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B.
Nenets
The Nenets are an Indigenous Samoyedic people of northern Russia known for their reindeer herding, nomadic lifestyle, and adaptation to the Arctic tundra environment.
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C.
Sakha (Yakut) people
The Sakha (Yakut) people are a Turkic-speaking Indigenous group of northeastern Siberia, known for their horse and cattle pastoralism, rich epic oral traditions, and cultural adaptation to the extreme climate of the Russian Far East.
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D.
Selkup
The Selkup are an indigenous Uralic-speaking people of Siberia, traditionally semi-nomadic hunters, fishers, and reindeer herders living mainly along the middle reaches of the Ob River in Russia.
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E.
Enets
Enets are a small Indigenous Samoyedic people of northern Siberia, closely related linguistically and culturally to the Nenets, with a traditional lifestyle centered on reindeer herding, fishing, and hunting.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Finno-Ugric people
ⓘ
Indigenous people ⓘ ethnic minority in Russia ⓘ |
| continent |
Asia
ⓘ
Europe ⓘ |
| crossBorderPeople |
Finland
ⓘ
Norway ⓘ Sweden ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage |
Arctic subsistence practices
ⓘ
reindeer-based nomadic culture ⓘ yoik singing tradition ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf |
Russian Federation
ⓘ
linked to:
Russia
|
| facingIssue |
environmental impacts from mining
ⓘ
industrial development pressure ⓘ language endangerment ⓘ loss of traditional lands ⓘ |
| geographicEnvironment |
Arctic coastline
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forest-tundra ⓘ tundra ⓘ |
| hasOrganization |
Council of Representatives of the Indigenous Small-Numbered Peoples of the North under the Government of Murmansk Oblast
ⓘ
Kola Sámi Association ⓘ |
| historicalProcess |
Russification
ⓘ
linked to:
Russification in the Russian Empire
Soviet collectivization ⓘ sedentarization policies ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Finno-Ugric languages
ⓘ
Uralic languages ⓘ |
| legalStatusInRussia | Indigenous small-numbered people ⓘ |
| partOf | Sápmi ⓘ |
| politicalParticipation |
Barents Regional Sámi Council
ⓘ
linked to:
Saami Council
|
| populationCharacteristic | small population size ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | Indigenous small-numbered people of the North, Siberia and the Far East of the Russian Federation ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Sámi of Finland
ⓘ
linked to:
Sámi
Sámi of Norway ⓘ
linked to:
Sámi
Sámi of Sweden ⓘ
linked to:
Sámi
|
| religion |
Lutheranism
ⓘ
Russian Orthodoxy ⓘ
linked to:
Russian Orthodox Church
Sámi indigenous religion ⓘ |
| traditionalCraft | duodji ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomicActivity |
fishing
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gathering ⓘ handicrafts ⓘ hunting ⓘ reindeer herding ⓘ |
| traditionalLanguage |
Akkala Sámi language
ⓘ
linked to:
Akkala Sami language
Kildin Sámi language ⓘ Skolt Sámi language ⓘ
linked to:
Skolt Sami language
Ter Sámi language ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Sámi languages
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| traditionalLanguageStatus | severely endangered ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory |
Kola Peninsula
ⓘ
Murmansk Oblast ⓘ Russian Arctic ⓘ
linked to:
Arctic region
|
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Subject: Sámi of Russia Description of subject: The Sámi of Russia are an Indigenous Finno-Ugric people traditionally inhabiting the Kola Peninsula in the Russian Arctic, known for their reindeer herding, fishing, and distinct cultural and linguistic heritage.
Referenced by (10)
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