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 (DIR) Post #AdLLC4NN8Srqh1gn9k by todayilearned@noc.social
       2023-12-30T18:21:05Z
       
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       TIL that in the 1890s, the U.S. government created the Alaska Reindeer Service, in an attempt to persuade Alaskan natives to become reindeer herders. Reindeer were imported from Siberia, and Sami herders were brought from Norway to teach the Alaskan natives.https://www.juneauempire.com/news/planet-alaska-reindeer-walkers-and-alaskas-reindeer-history/#til #todayilearnedhttps://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/18ullqq/til_that_in_the_1890s_the_us_government_created/
       
 (DIR) Post #AdLMjNtxf0xalFNkpM by mmlvx@mastodon.world
       2023-12-30T18:37:33Z
       
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       @todayilearned > The government agents and missionaries assumed they knew best. Uhm. Well, interesting article! I knew none of this.#TIL #Alaska #Saami #Reindeer #Caribou #1890s