Table 1.

Sample characteristics.

	Total
Participants	24
Ethnicity
Sami 1 (speaking Sami or group affiliation)	16
Sami 2 (At least one parent or grandparent who speak Sami)	5
Mixed (Kven, Sami and Norwegian)	2
Norwegian	1
Gender
Female	12
Male	12
Age Female Male	Average: 54.8 years50.8 years58.9 years
Grew up in the participating community
Grew up in the community studied	19
Grew up outside the community studied	5
Profession
Manager	2
Academician/Student	4
Office employee	3
Farmer	1
Teacher	2
Cleaner/canteen staff	4
Retired	8
Language
Speak Sami and Norwegian	18
Speak Norwegian only	6
Parents language
Have parents with Sami as their domestic language	21
Have grandparents with Sami as their domestic language,	2
Grandparents who did not speak Sami	1
Religious affiliation
The Norwegian Lutheran State Church	16
Laestadianism and member of the Norwegian Lutheran State Church	7
Nonbeliever	1
Traditional healer in the family	22
No traditional healer in the family	2