Sami village
|
|
A Sami village, or Siida, Sita, Kite in Sami language, is at the same time both a Sami village community, and a corporation working for the economic benefit of their members. The economic activity of these corporations most often involves reindeer herding, hunting, fishing and then selling the produce. The Sami villages often have special rights, such as exclusive access to hunting grounds and their membership is reserved for people of Sami descent. Other special contingent rights might include the ability to sell excess production, to the national governments of the Lapland region, at set prizes.
The Siida is often a rectangular shaped region over a large area, and earlier in time, many Siidas made up one Riikka.