OBJECTIVES To summarize knowledge about suicidal behaviour among indigenous Sami living in northern Norway. STUDY DESIGN This summary is based on data from a register-based follow-up study (Study I) and the North Norwegian Youth Study (Study II)--a longitudinal questionnaire study conducted in 1994-1995 and 1997-1998. METHODS The cohort from Study I included 19,801 persons with Sami ethnic ...

Aims: The objective of this study was to investigate suicidal expressions among reindeer-herding Sami in Sweden. Subjects: A total of 315 reindeer-herding Sami (167 men, 148 women) were compared with geographically matched reference populations comprising 1354 persons (652 men, 702 women). Methods: A questionnaire measuring different aspects of suicidal behaviour, such as exposure to suicide an...

The Sami folk high school started in 1942 as a school for young Sami that needed more education that the Swedish folk school or nomadic school offered its pupils. The school was managed by the Swedish mission society, an organization within the Swedish church. The school was successful but struggled with financial problems. The result was that a foundation with Sami representation managed the s...