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On the Norway-Russia border, the Sámi people face a growing divide

In Norway's northernmost county Finnmark, Sámi communities are struggling to keep cross-border traditions alive as Russia's war in Ukraine reshapes the Arctic frontier. The Sámi homeland, Sápmi, stretches across northern Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia's heavily militarised Kola Peninsula. Since Norway and Russia fixed their border in 1826, Sea Sámi families who have fished these fjords for generations have been divided by it.

On the Norway-Russia border, the Sámi people face a growing divide

This summary is based on reporting by Al Jazeera.

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