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Sami Nomads Are Only ‘Indigenous’ People in the EU, Presidency Claims

Prove you’re authentic, make me a Sami.

The nomadic Sami people of Scandinavia are the only European Union’s only “indigenous” people, the bloc’s rotating presidency has claimed.

A social media account for the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the EU has described the nomadic Sami people of Scandinavia and north-west Russia, once more commonly described as Lapps or Laplanders, as being the EU’s only “indigenous” people.

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