Sámi-language terms

thumb|Sami noaidi with a meavrresgárri drum used for [[runic divination. Illustration printed from copperplates by O.H. von Lode, after drawings made by Knud Leem (1767).]] A noaidi (, , , , , , ) is a shaman of the Sami people in the Nordic countries, playing a role in Sámi religious practices. Most noaidi practices died out during the 17th century, most likely because they resisted Christianization of the Sámi people and the king's authority. Their actions were referred to in courts as "magic" or "sorcery" (cf. witchcraft). Several Sámi shamanistic beliefs and practices are similar to those

thumb|A lavvu in the late 1800s, from "Norge i det nittende aarhundrede" (1900). A lavvu (or , , , , (kåvas), , , and ) is a temporary dwelling used by the Sami people of northern extremes of Northern Europe. It has a design similar to a Native American tipi but is less vertical and more stable in high winds. It enables the indigenous cultures of the treeless plains of northern Scandinavia and the high arctic of Eurasia to follow their reindeer herds. It is still used as a temporary shelter by the Sami, and increasingly by other people for camping. It should not be confused with the goahti, an

thumb|Reconstruction of a peat goahti at Skansen open-air museum thumb|A reconstruction of a wooden goahti right|thumb|A Sami family in front of goahti. The tent in the background is a lavvu. Note the differences in the pole placement of the two structures. This photo was taken around 1900 in northern [[Scandinavia.]] A goahti (Northern Sámi), goahte (Lule Sámi), gåhte (Pite Sámi), gåhtie (Ume Sámi), куэдтҍ (Kildin Sámi), or gåetie (Southern Sámi), (also gábma), (Norwegian: gamme, Finnish: kota, Swedish: kåta), is a Sámi hut or tent of three types of covering: fabric, peat moss or timber. The

Duodji is a traditional cultural Sami handicraft. Some examples include knives, cases, women's bags, wooden cups, and articles of clothing. Duodji items are intended to be primarily functional and were made to be used in an everyday work environment, but may also incorporate artistic elements.

thumb|310px|Reindeer-herding communities/Sámi settlements of 16th century Sápmi

thumb|A goldwork (embroidery)|goldwork collar of a traditional Sámi woman's gákti. This gákti has a metal [[embroidery collar with pewter or silver thread and traditional Sámi silver buckles.]] thumb|A pattern of a goldwork (embroidery)|metal embroidered collar for a traditional male Sámi gákti from Åsele, [[Västerbotten, Sweden. The metal thread most commonly used for the embroidery is Pewter.]] thumb|Two Finns dressed up in fake gakti|gákti outside of [[Rovaniemi, Finland. Though at first glance, these may appear authentic to non-Saami people, the patterns on these gáktis are not traditional

thumb|right|Nutukas on display at the Arktikum Science Museum in [[Rovaniemi, Finland.]] thumb|A Sámi finnesko, along with a snowshoe, used in Fridtjof Nansen's Greenland expedition of 1890.

Sáhkku is a board game of the Sami people. The game is traditional among the North Sámi, Skolt Sámi, Inari Sámi and Lule Sámi but may also have been played in other parts of Sápmi.