Nils-Aslak Valkeapää, Finnish author, poet, and painter (born 1943)

Nils-Aslak Valkeapää

Sámi writer, musician and artist (1943–2001)

Nils-Aslak Valkeapää, known as Áilu in the Northern Sámi language and with the stage name of Áillohaš, was a Finnish-born Norwegian Sámi writer, musician and artist. He was one of the most internationally recognised contributors of Sámi culture. He was mostly known for his joiks…