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TIL The Sami are Norway’s indigenous people.Their culture is over 11,000 years old. They live in tents called (lavvo) and follow the reindeer herds around for all their sustenance. Reindeer herding is central to Sami culture providing meat, fur and reindeer sledding is their transportation..

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