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Mar 23, 1943 Enontekiö, Regional State Administrative Agency for Lapland, Finland Died on 26 Nov 2001 (aged 58)
Finnish Sámi writer, artist and musician
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About Nils Aslak Valkeapää
- Nils-Aslak Valkeapää, known as Áillohaš in the Northern Sami language (23 March 1943 – 26 November 2001), 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.
