Nils-Aslak Valkeapää, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Nils-Aslak Valkeapää

Finnish Sámi writer, artist and musician

Date of Birth: 23-Mar-1943

Place of Birth: Enontekiö, Regional State Administrative Agency for Lapland, Finland

Date of Death: 26-Nov-2001

Profession: teacher, poet, singer, painter, journalist

Nationality: Norway, Finland

Zodiac Sign: Aries

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.