Skanderna

The Scandinavian Mountains rise between the fjords of Nordland and the inland country of Sweden. Their high ridges, lakes and valleys form part of the lands used by Sámi communities, including routes followed with reindeer between seasonal pastures. The frontier treaty of 1751 divided much of this mountain country between Denmark-Norway and Sweden. Its accompanying Lapp Codicil regulated Sámi rights across the boundary, acknowledging the continued need to move herds between the two sides.