Inga Ravna Eira

Inga Ravna Eira
Born (1948-05-30) 30 May 1948 (age 76)
Karasjok, Norway
NationalityNorwegian Sami
Occupation(s)Schoolteacher, writer and translator

Inga Ravna Eira (born 30 May 1948) is a Norwegian Northern Sami language poet, children's writer, translator and schoolteacher from Norway.

Career

Eira was born in Karasjok Municipality (Kárášjohka (Northern Sami)), in Finnmark, Norway. A schoolteacher, her first children's book, Sámi girječálliid searvi from 1979 was written as a collaboration with her pupils. Her first published poetry was included in the anthology Savdnjiluvvon nagir (1989), jointly with Kaia Nilsen and Ellen Marie Vars. Her second children's book, Mellet [no] from 1992, was illustrated by Iver Jåks. Her first poetry collection was Lieđážan from 1997, with illustrations by Maj-Lis Skaltje. In 2009 she published the poetry collection was eadni ganjaldii mu fuolppuid.[1] Her poetry collection Ii dát leat dat eana from 2018 has illustrations by Mathis Nango [no], and was nominated to the Nordic Council Literature Prize from the Sami language area in 2019 for her poetry collection entitled Gáhttára Iđit.[2]

Eira has been leader of Sámi girječálliid searvi [se], the Sami writers' union.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Fredriksen, Lill Tove. "Inga Ravna Eira". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  2. ^ Larsen, Dan Robert; Porsanger, Nils John (28 October 2019). "Tirsdag kan Inga vinne Nordens gjeveste litteraturpris". www.nrk.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 29 October 2019.


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