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Until the middle of the 20th century, Sámi were called "lappar" and this is the term used in older sources.

Judicial

Kommitterade för den inhemska lappfrågans behandling, remisskrivelser 1882–1883
Lappkodicillen från 1751
Lappkodicillen 1751 is an addition to the border treaty between Norway and Sweden which regulates the Sami's rights to move freely across the Swedish–Norwegian border and other rights. It is located in the archive of the Royal Chancellery "Kungliga Majestäts kansli".
Lappkommittén
Renbetesfrågan 1909, skiljedomstolen Arbitration court regarding the reindeer's pastures in 1909.

Cabinet meeting files 1840–1920

Legal cases that have been dealt with at a local level and that were particularly controversial have often been appealed to higher courts and can be found in the Cabinet meeting files. Cases concerning the Sámi people can often be found here. All the documents in a case are collected in the files. In the database Cabinet meeting files 1840–1920 you can search files from seven different ministries. To find the Sámi cases, type *lapp* in the search box. You will then find all files where the word appears. The word "Lapp" was used instead of Sámi until the middle of the 20th century.

The Cabinet meeting files have been registered to simplify the search. The files themselves are not digital, but you can order copies of them.

Lappförsamlingar

In Jämtland and Kopparberg counties unterritorial parishes for the Sámi existed until 1942, called lappförsamlingar. In the counties of Västerbotten and Norrbotten, the Sámi were integrated in the ordinary parishes.

Domkapitel

Lappmarkshandlingar, kronologisk serie
Visitationshandlingar Jämtland och Härjedalens lappmarker Härnösands domkapitel (F III bd)
Visitationshandlingar Västerbottens och Norrbottens läns lappmarker Härnösands domkapitel (F III bf)

Lappfogdar och jägmästare

Lappfogden were established in the 19th centrury as a part of Länsstyrelsen – the County administration. The role of Lappfogden was to administrate the reindeer grazing lands according to the law of 1886, supervise the care for the reindeers and establish a good relationship between the residents and the Sámi. Lappfogden as an institution came to an end the 30th of June 1971 when the role became an integrated part of Lantbruksnämnderna.