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Norway’s indigenous Sami people turn to Israel for help in reviving old
tribal language

By Associated Press,

JERUSALEM — Norway’s Sami people, an indigenous community with roots as
reindeer herders in the northern reaches of Scandinavia and Russia, are
looking south to Israel for help preserving their fading native language.

A Sami delegation spent five days in Israel recently, hoping the Jewish
state’s experience reviving the once-dormant ancient Hebrew language can
provide a blueprint for them.

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