by the end of the 1st millennium ce, the peninsula was settled only by the sami people, who did not have their own state, lived in clans ruled by elders, and were engaged mostly in reindeer herding and fishing. in the 12th century, russian pomors from the shores of the onega bay and in the lower reaches of the northern dvina river discovered the peninsula and its game and fish riches. the pomors organized regular hunting and fishing visits and started barter trade with the sami. they also called the white sea coast of the peninsula tersky coast () or terskaya land ().