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The Indigenous People of the North

The Sami (Sámi, Saami, Same) are the indigenous people of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and the Russian Kola Peninsula.

The Sami Cultural Center — serving descendants of Sami immigrants to North America and others interested in discovering and celebrating Sami culture and history.

North American Sami Reawakening: Join the North American Sami movement.
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News and Events

Báiki Special Edition #2

Posted: July 3, 2021

The Sami Cultural Center and Báiki: the International Sami Journal is pleased to announce the publication of Special Issue #2 – Celebrating 30 Years of Báiki and Sami Community Writers. The issue contains contributions from writers all over North America... Read More

Báiki Special Edition – call for submissions.

Posted: June 2, 2020

✻ Calling all Sami and Sami North American writers ✻ Báiki and the Sami Cultural Center of North America are soliciting writings for possible inclusion in an on-line or printed ~ Special Edition of Báiki: The International Sami Journal. Writings... Read More

The Sami Cultural Center has been closed since early March, 2020, in compliance with the Minnesota Stay at Home directive. We’re not sure when we will be able to reopen our physical space. We continue to sponsor online events with information on our Facebook page updated regularly. Please email us at samicenterna@gmail.com with any questions.

Posted: June 2, 2020

The Sami Cultural Center

The Sami Cultural Center has three primary goals:
  • Fostering an awareness of Sami culture through education, communication, research and the arts.
  • Facilitating connections between Sámpi and descendants of Sami immigrants to North America.
  • Maintaining relationships between indigenous and environmental communities.
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Contact Us

Sami Cultural Center of North America
Lakeside Professional Building
4915 East Superior Street, Suite 205
Duluth, MN 55804
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The Center is open on Tuesdays 3 - 7 p.m.
Also open by appointment.
(Use the Pitt Street entrance when visiting)

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218-525-4757 Visit us on Facebook samicenterna@gmail.com

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Sami Cultural Center of North America is recognized as a 501(c)(3) organization by the United States IRS.
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  • About the Sami
    Cultural Center
    • Our Organization
    • Our Board
    • Newsletters
    • Volunteer Opportunities
    • Our Location
  • Educational
    Activities
  • Sami History
    and Culture
    • Sami History
    • Sami Organizations and Links
  • North American
    Sami Rewakening
    • About the Reawakening
    • Timeline
    • Photo Gallery
  • Featured Books
    and Exhibits
    • The Sami Reindeer People of Alaska
    • Sámi – Walking with Reindeer by Erika Larsen
  • Baiki – The North American
    Sami Journal