Background
He was born in Tana, Finnmark.
He was born in Tana, Finnmark.
From 1953 he chaired Samisk Råd for Finnmark, and from 1964 to 1971 he chaired the council Norsk Samerådaughter He contributed to the five volume Lapp Dictionary (1932–1962. Main editor Konrad Nielsen), and translated several books into Sami language.
He edited the Sami newspaper Ságat for several years.