> Finns protected the Sami from Christian missionaries, because they valued their shamanic powers. Do you have a citation for that? I would expect the Finnish

> Finns protected the Sami from Christian missionaries, because they valued their shamanic powers. Do you have a citation for that? I would expect the Finnish establishment to have been wary about christianization of the Saami because the missionary Laestadius, in evangelizing the Saami, also inspired them to rise up and assert their rights. There are also some instances in history of colonial powers not converting certain economically-useful populations (the Saami provided furs, hides and meat) because they didn’t want to risk disrupting that people’s traditional economy.