Niillas Somby, Date of Birth

    

Niillas Somby

Norwegian Sami writer and activist

Date of Birth: 04-Dec-1948

Profession: politician, author

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Niillas Somby

  • Niillas Somby (formally known as Nils Somby) is a Sami political rights activist, journalist and photographer.
  • He was one of the seven hunger strikers during the Alta controversy.
  • and lost an arm during a sabotage action.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 and Aslak Hætta from the University of Oslo in Norway.

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