Subsistence

-Members of their traditional community of families (Siida) cooperated in hunting, trapping, fishing.
-Herd Reindeer.
-The Sami would traditionally maintain permanent dwellings, sometimes more than one.
-The Sami spent part of their time living in tents (called Lavvo).
-Their tents and huts were arranged around a central fire.
-Tents (lavvo): were a circular framework of poles leaning inward like the Native American teepee or wigwam and a floor of birch twigs covered with layers of reindeer fur.
-Today, most Sami are no longer reindeer herders and are living in typical Scandinavian houses with central heating and running water.
-Family life typically centers on the kitchen.
-They recieve the same level of healthcare as other citizens of the countries they live in.
-They have high rates of heart disease, like their Scandinavian neighbors.
-They're often active and healthy thriugh their 80s.
-Sometimes they supplement western style medical care with home remedies or treatment from old beliefs in curing powers of the word of the Shaman or medicine man.

Countries and their Cultures: Sami. [Online] www.everyculture.com/wc/Norway-to-Russia/Sami.html#b. 2012.