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| Born | 30 May 1948 Karasjok, Norway |
| Nationality | Norwegian Sami |
| Occupation(s) | Schoolteacher, writer and translator |
Inga Ravna Eira (born 30 May 1948) is a Northern Sami language poet, children's writer, translator and schoolteacher from Norway.
Eira was born in Karasjok (Kárášjohka (Northern Sami)), in Finnmark, Norway. A schoolteacher, her first children's book, Sámi girječálliid searvi from 1979 was written as a collaboration with her pupils. Her first published poetry was included in the anthology Savdnjiluvvon nagir (1989), jointly with Kaia Nilsen and Ellen Marie Vars. Her second children's book, Mellet from 1992, was illustrated by Iver Jåks. Her first poetry collection was Lieđážan from 1997, with illustrations by Maj-Lis Skaltje. In 2009 she published the poetry collection was eadni ganjaldii mu fuolppuid. [1] Her poetry collection Ii dát leat dat eana from 2018 has illustrations by Mathis Nango , and was nominated to the Nordic Council Literature Prize from the Sami language area in 2019 for her poetry collection entitled Gáhttára Iđit. [2]
Eira has been leader of Sámi girječálliid searvi , the Sami writers' union. [1]
Karasjok is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Karasjok. Other villages include Dorvonjárga, Šuoššjávri, and Váljohka.
Nils-Aslak Valkeapää, known as Áillohaš in the Northern Sami language, was a Finnish Sami writer, musician and artist. He was born in Enontekiö in Lapland province, Finland. He lived most of his life in Käsivarsi, close to the border of Sweden, and also in Skibotn in Norway. Valkeapää was born to a family of traditional reindeer herders, but was trained as a school teacher. His most well-known international debut was when he performed at the opening ceremony of the 1994 Winter Olympic Games in Lillehammer, Norway. He received the Nordic Council Literature Prize for The Sun, My Father in 1991.
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Events in the year 1948 in Norway.
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