First snowfall brings excitement to Santa Claus Village in Lapland

In this March 2013 photo, A Sami handler in traditional clothing holds two of his herd in Saariselka, Finnish Lapland.
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Indigenous reindeer herders at risk from Sweden’s plans to mine rare-earth minerals

High on Luossavaara Mountain in northern Sweden, Sami reindeer herder Lars-Marcus Kuhmunen is confronting a bleak outlook for his community, whose ancestral way of life and reindeer herds are under ...
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Sami culture said at risk from Arctic mining

KIRUNA, Sweden -- High atop the Luossavaara Mountain in northern Sweden, Sami reindeer herder Lars-Marcus Kuhmunen mapped out a bleak future for himself and other Indigenous people whose reindeer have ...
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Sweden’s plans to mine rare-earth minerals could ruin the lives of Indigenous Sami reindeer herders

KIRUNA, Sweden (AP) — High atop the Luossavaara Mountain in northern Sweden, Sami reindeer herder Lars-Marcus Kuhmunen mapped out a bleak future for himself and other Indigenous people whose reindeer ...