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First Americans

tama

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5. We call ourselves

Reply to MindMover (Reply #4)

Thu Sep 13, 2012, 12:35 PM

Sep 2012

Suomi and suomalaiset, and identify with our non-Indoeuropean language more than the with the nation state, which is imported colonial product. Before nation state - and still do - we identified primarily with our tribes. "Swedish Finn" refers to Swedish speaking minority living in Finland and "Finnish Swede" to Finnish speakers living in Sweden. First Finnish settlers in America were Forest Finns, Finnish Swedes from my Savo-tribe.

I gather here some info on Finnish-Indian relations:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1191285#post3

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Studies of Substance Abuse with Interventions for the Youth of Native American Indian Community #10 [View all] MindMover Sep 2012 OP

Drinking as form of resistance tama Sep 2012 #1

Absolutely correct, I am not finished, but thank you for your contribution. MindMover Sep 2012 #2

We (Finns) tama Sep 2012 #3

Interesting etymology and terminology for Finns ie: swedish finn or finnish swede MindMover Sep 2012 #4

We call ourselves tama Sep 2012 #5