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by bungle 1469 days ago
> The story of the Sámi people is very similar to many other native people...

Also hitting them with bible: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianization_of_the_S%C3%A...
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brokenkebab2 1468 days ago
Christianization no doubt clashed with shamanism, and diminished its practices. Also made some of the Saami dialects written languages, and brought temperance - both hugely positive for cultural survival.
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sigg3 1469 days ago
And booze, to a nation with lower tolerance. It's classic divide and conquer.
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brokenkebab2 1469 days ago
"Divide and conquer" means something different though
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