Niillas Somby
Film director, Person or entity appearing in film
1948 –
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Who is Niillas Somby?
Niillas 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.
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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- Born
- Dec 4, 1948
- Ethnicity
- Sami people
- Profession
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on July 23, 2013
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