Niillas Somby
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Niillas Somby is a Sami
political rights activist and film director. He was one of the seven hunger strikers during the Alta controversy
. and lost an arm during a sabotage.
In 1999, a documentary film directed by Paul-Anders Simma was produced called Give Us Our Skeletons
which describe Niillas' quest to retrieved the head of his ancestor Mons Somby
from the University of Oslo
in Norway.
Sami people
The Sami people, also spelled Sámi, or Saami, are the arctic indigenous people inhabiting Sápmi, which today encompasses parts of far northern Sweden, Norway, Finland, the Kola Peninsula of Russia, and the border area between south and middle Sweden and Norway. The Sámi are Europe’s northernmost...
political rights activist and film director. He was one of the seven hunger strikers during the Alta controversy
Alta controversy
The Alta controversy refers to a political controversy in Norway in the late 1970s and early 1980s concerning the construction of a hydroelectric power plant in the Alta river in Finnmark, Northern Norway.-Key events:...
. and lost an arm during a sabotage.
In 1999, a documentary film directed by Paul-Anders Simma was produced called Give Us Our Skeletons
Give Us Our Skeletons
Give Us Our Skeletons! is a 1999 documentary film directed by Paul-Anders Simma about Niillas Somby, a Sami man who retraces his family ancestry as he searches for the head of his ancestor, Mons Somby.Mons Aslaksen Somby and Aslak Jakobsen Hætta were executed by decapitation on 14 October 1854 for...
which describe Niillas' quest to retrieved the head of his ancestor Mons Somby
Mons Somby
Mons Aslaksen Somby Somby was one of the leaders of the Sami rioters that attacked several Norwegian shops during the Kautokeino rebellion of 1852. During the uprising a merchant and the town sheriff were killed and others were whipped...
from the University of Oslo
University of Oslo
The University of Oslo , formerly The Royal Frederick University , is the oldest and largest university in Norway, situated in the Norwegian capital of Oslo. The university was founded in 1811 and was modelled after the recently established University of Berlin...
in Norway.
See also
- Mons SombyMons SombyMons Aslaksen Somby Somby was one of the leaders of the Sami rioters that attacked several Norwegian shops during the Kautokeino rebellion of 1852. During the uprising a merchant and the town sheriff were killed and others were whipped...
- Give Us Our SkeletonsGive Us Our SkeletonsGive Us Our Skeletons! is a 1999 documentary film directed by Paul-Anders Simma about Niillas Somby, a Sami man who retraces his family ancestry as he searches for the head of his ancestor, Mons Somby.Mons Aslaksen Somby and Aslak Jakobsen Hætta were executed by decapitation on 14 October 1854 for...