The term 'Scandinavian Native' refers to two distinct ethnic groups, the SAMI and the LAPP. The SAMI are an indigenous people of northern Europe inhabiting parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and the Kola Peninsula of Russia. The LAPP are a group of indigenous people living in the northern parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and the Kola Peninsula of Russia. Both the SAMI and the LAPP have a long history of cultural and linguistic traditions that have been passed down through generations.