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What are the names of the aborigines in Lapland, Finland?

Lapps,

Lapp is an indigenous people in northern Finland, and about 5,000 people call themselves Sami. Lapp people are short, with yellowish skin and high cheekbones. Most of their hair is dark brown, brownish gray or even black. Lapp people, regardless of gender, age, like to wear costumes with unique national styles. The basic colors are blue, red and yellow. Jackets are mostly dark blue and sky blue, and the neckline, front, shoulders, cuffs and hem are inlaid with gold and red lace. Women wear red lace ear-covering hats, and men's tall hats have four blue sharp corners. Men like to wear beautiful Finnish knives around their waists, with their feet on deerskin boots and their toes pointing upward, showing their heroic spirit.

Lapp people use Lapp language, belonging to Finnish-Ugric language family. Although Lapp is only used by tens of thousands of people in the world, it has been used all the time, and it has been used in the creation of literary works. It is said that the vocabulary of Lapp language is very rich, and there are hundreds of words to describe reindeer, which shows that Lapp people have an indissoluble bond with reindeer.

Reindeer, belonging to the Arctic Cervidae, is the only deer with horns of both sexes. Reindeer mainly feed on plants and fungi in the wilderness. In winter, it uses its long antlers to dig out a meter deep snow and eat snow-covered lichens and mosses. Since ancient times, the ancestors of Lapu people have been hunting and raising deer for a living. In the past, Lapp people almost lived on reindeer, and they got all the necessities from reindeer. Venison, bone marrow, blood and milk are traditional foods of Lapu people. Deerskin can be made into clothes, boots, bedding and tents. Antlers and bones are used to make medicines, tools and various unique handicrafts. Even today, the average Lapp can't live without venison, and they should eat venison at least six times a week. Reindeer are full of treasures and can be eaten from tongue to hoof. Delicious venison has more lean meat and less fat, and contains a lot of protein and vitamins. Deer tongue and bone marrow taste more delicious. Deer milk is also rich in nutrition, which can be mixed with coffee and preserved as milk. Lapp people also smoke venison and make ham for Christmas. Venison is very expensive. If a hospitable Finnish friend invites you to eat venison, that is the best hospitality.

In recent decades, Lapp people no longer live a nomadic life, but settle down to raise reindeer and practice seasonal grazing. Lapp people use knives to carve special marks on their reindeer ears, and then scatter the reindeer out of the fence, mix them with neighboring reindeer, and feed and breed in the wild. There are about 200,000 reindeer in northern Finland. These reindeer are free and carefree in the vast Yuan Ye. Every year from 10 to February, rounding up reindeer is a busy harvest season for Lapp people. They herded the deer together from the endless wilderness, and each household counted their reindeer and separated them, and marked the unmarked young deer that followed the doe. The reindeer selected for slaughter are first knocked unconscious, and then their throats are slit, bled, disembowelled and processed into various semi-finished products. After the hunting, the deer was put back to Yuan Ye.