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in Lake Inari, and it is dated to 900–700 BC. Similarly, there is only one finding of an iron item from the early Iron Age. Most of the findings from the later Iron Age were imported. There were active trading connections with the east, west and south. In the Middle Ages, Norway, Sweden and
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Unlike most of other Sámi groups, Inari Sámi didn't historically practice large-scale reindeer husbandry. The more descriptive feature of Inari Sámi culture was fishing and hunting. Fishing lost its importance because Lake Inari was being overfished in the 20th century. The main hunting game was
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area were evacuated and settled to Inari. Till the 1950s most Inari Sámi lived in natural economy, but this was changed rapidly and during this process the use of Inari Sámi language decreased.
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