Findians
Findians or Finndians () are American or Canadian people that descend from the mix of Finnish Americans or Finnish Canadians and Indigenous peoples of North America, mainly the Ojibwe. Most Findians today live around the Great Lakes in Canada and the United States. The population number of Findians is unknown, but it could be between a few hundred and a few thousand. History 
Most of the Findians descend from Finns that immigrated to the United States from Finland from 1860 to 1924 and the Ojibwe. When the Ojibwe and Finns met, they taught each other cultural elements, such as hunting skills and architecture. Modern status 
The American Finnish language is no longer spoken by the Findians. However, many of them retain Finnish surnames. Some are also able to speak the Ojibwe language. Culture 
Finnish saunas are common in Findian culture, as is the Finnish idea of sisu - "stoic determination, tenacity of purpose." Notable people

Finnish Americans of Indigenous peoples of North America descent 
 Richard Dean Anderson (born 1950), actor of Mohawk descent
 Cheri Honkala (born 1963), politician of Cheyenne descent
 Ahrue Luster (born 1978), guitarist of Cherokee descent
 Arvo Mikkanen (born 1961), Assistant United States Attorney of Comanche descent
 Jennifer Tilly (born 1958), Canadian-American actress and poker player of Native American descent
 Meg Tilly (born 1960), Canadian-American actress and writer of Native American descent
 Mark Webber (born 1980), actor of Cheyenne descent

See also 
 Indigenous peoples in Canada
 Native Americans in the United States

References

Literature

External links 
Fintiaanit (documentary in Finnish)

Finnish American
Ojibwe
Uralic peoples
Native American people
Finnish Canadian
Indigenous peoples in Canada
Multiracial ethnic groups in the United States
Ethnic groups in Michigan
Ethnic groups in Minnesota
Ethnic groups in Ontario
Ethnic groups in Wisconsin
Great Lakes tribes
Lake Superior
Upper Peninsula of Michigan