Scolt seeds

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The Skolt are in Finnish , Norwegian and Russian part of Lapland resident Sami ethnic group. Their language, Skolt Sami , belongs to the eastern branch of the Sami languages . The number of Skolt seeds is estimated to be up to 1,000, of which around 500 are in Finland, 400 in Russia and 100 in Norway. However, only an estimated 300 people in Finland and a maximum of 30 people in Russia speak Scoltsamian. Most skolt seeds are of the Orthodox faith. Originally, the Skolt seeds were mainly located on the Kola Peninsula. When Finland ceded the Petsamo (Petschenga) area to the Soviet Union after the Second World War, the Skolt seeds living there were resettled in the municipality of Inari and mainly settled in the villages of Sevettijärvi and Nellim .

history

→ Main article: History of the Sami

1809 began a difficult time for the Skolt seeds. In the north, the border between Finland and Norway was established, which was to have a negative effect on the Sami from 1852: the borders were closed due to a religious dispute in the border region. This meant that the seeds were partially cut off from their reindeer herds. The result was a lack of food. In 1920 the Skolt had to endure new difficulties when the Finnish- Russian border was moved and the tribal area was insurmountable.

The Äʹvv Skoltsamisches Museum opened in Sør-Varanger in 2017.

Under the entry "Archive of the Skolt Sámi village of Suonjel Suenjel", UNESCO added documents from the Skolt seeds to the list of world heritage in 2015 .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Gordon, Raymond G., Jr. (ed.), 2005. Ethnologue: Languages ​​of the World, Fifteenth edition. Dallas, Tex .: SIL International. Online version.
  2. ↑ Archive of the Skolt Sámi village of Suonjel Suenjel | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Accessed March 15, 2018 .

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