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EntityQ15489797· pop 5· linked from 3 articles

Also known as čearru

In Sweden, a sameby (literally "Sami village") is a legal entity for reindeer herding, rights for which belongs to Sámi people, hence the name. They are regulated by the Swedish , according to which a sameby cannot carry out any other economic activities.

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In Sweden, a sameby (literally "Sami village") is a legal entity for reindeer herding, rights for which belongs to Sámi people, hence the name. They are regulated by the Swedish , according to which a sameby cannot carry out any other economic activities.

This type of entity, called lappby (literally "Lapp village") at the time, was introduced by the 1886 Reindeer Herding Act.

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