Samoyed
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In His Dark Materials
Samoyed hunters attack the Gyptian expedition in TGC/NL and capture Lyra. They carry her by dogsled to Bolvangar, where they sell her to the General Oblation Board.
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In Our World
Samoyeds are partly nomadic, partly settled agricultural tribes found in Northern Siberia and the Taimyr Peninsula, especially in the basin of the Ob and Yenisei rivers. Traditionally they hunted reindeer and held shamans in high repute. The Samoyede language, included in the Uralic family, is distantly related to Finno-Ugric. The Samoyedes today live mainly by raising reindeer and fishing.
From The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
