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Nils-Aslak Valkeapää, known as Áilu in the Northern Sámi language and with the stage name of Áillohaš (23 March 1943 – 26 November 2001), was a Finnish-born Norwegian Sámi writer, musician and artist. He was one of the most internationally recognised contributors of Sámi culture.
Nils-Aslak Valkeapää, saamelaisnimeltään Áilu, taiteilijanimeltään Áillohaš (23. maaliskuuta 1943 Enontekiö – 27. marraskuuta 2001 Espoo) oli saamelainen taiteilija sekä kansallisesti ja kansainvälisesti tunnetuimpia saamelaiskulttuurin edistäjiä.
Nils-Aslak Valkeapää var en nordsamisk multikunstner; forfatter, komponist, musiker, joiker og illustratør. Han var den første samiske forfatter som mottok Nordisk råds litteraturpris, for Solen, min far (Beaivi, áhčážan) i 1991, og skaper av den samiske nasjonaljoiken Sámiid eatnan duoddariid.
Sep 1, 2008 · Nils-Aslak Valkeapää (1943–2001) was the greatest Sámi multimedia artist. He made his debut as an author in 1971 and is so far the only Sámi who has been awarded the prestigious Nordic Council's literature prize, for his book of poetry and old photographs Beaivi, áhčážan (1989) (The Sun, My Father [1997]). In this article ...
- Harald Gaski
- 2008
Nils-Aslak Valkeapää. Harald Gaski's Foreword. Nils-Aslak Valkeapää was born into a reindeer herding family, but early on realized that his future didn’t lie there. In brief, because he was unable to take a life.
Friday — Sunday 11:00 — 17:00. The Henie Onstad presents a big retrospective exhibition about the Sami artist Nils-Aslak Valkeapää / Áillohaš (1943-2001).
Nils-Aslak Valkeapää (1943—2001) was the greatest Sámi multimedia artist. He made his debut as an author in 1971 and is so far the only Sámi who has been awarded the prestigious Nordic Council’s literature prize, for his book of poetry and old photographs Beaivi, áhčážan (1989) (The Sun, My Father [1997]).
