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On 15 June 2020, it was proposed that this article be moved to Sami people. The result of the discussion was not moved, discuss individually.

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On 22 October 2023, it was proposed that this article be moved from Sámi to Sámi peoples. The result of the discussion was moved.

Requested move 22 October 2023[edit]

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: moved. (closed by non-admin page mover) - 🔥𝑰𝒍𝒍𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑭𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒆 (𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒌)🔥 20:00, 29 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Sámi → Sámi peoples – When a group of peoples and the languages they speak have the same name, it is convention to use "name peoples" and "name languages". Here are a few of many examples:

"Germanic peoples" and "Germanic languages"
"Austronesian peoples" and "Austronesian languages"
"Mongolic peoples" and "Mongolic languages"

Move per WP:CONSISTENT. – Treetoes023 (talk) 18:54, 22 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Support per nom and WP:PRECISE. estar8806 (talk) ★ 19:43, 22 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Support per nom and Estar. ModernDayTrilobite (talk • contribs) 15:22, 26 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Genetics[edit]

" This tallies with archeological evidence suggesting that several different cultural groups made their way to the core area of Sámi from 8000 to 6000 BC, presumably including some of the ancestors of present-day Sámi." < But NOT carrying Y-Hg. "N", as far as we kno up to kow ... Thus, it does not "tally"HJJHolm (talk) 16:16, 8 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Sources does not support forced sterilization[edit]

I've been trying to research forced sterilizations of the Sami and have been looking for sources supporting this claim. In the section "genetic studies" it claims that forced sterilizations of Sami is an example of discrimination against them, and cites three news articles about the Swedish forced sterilization program to support it. These articles does not mention Sami people, rather it mentions racial hygiene, which I do not believe is sufficient for a claim that ethnic minorities were targeted by the program. It might be true that the program disproportionally targeted Sami but this claim needs to be supported, especially since every direct source I have found by a government body or independent group, including investigations by the Swedish state, have found that Sami women were not disproportionally sterilized by the program. https://www.regeringen.se/contentassets/68b217b7f8e746a799536f3ad851c05e/steriliseringsfragan-i-sverige-1935---1975/ 85.224.75.191 (talk) 07:03, 12 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I looked through the sources supposedly backing that content up and none of them mentioned the Sámi, so it appears to be a case of WP:SYNTH and I have removed it for now. If reliable sources supporting such content in regards to the Sámi can be found, it can be restored. TylerBurden (talk) 13:44, 12 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Notable people of Sámi descent: Samuel Balto (who is “Nansen”?)[edit]

Please link to Fridtjof Nansen in the comments on Samuel Balto in the “Notable people of Sámi descent” section. As a non-Scandinavian, I had no idea who that was, so context/deep linking would have been nice. --78.23.192.69 (talk) 14:08, 9 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Added a link. TylerBurden (talk) 18:43, 9 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]