The Norwegian Sámi Association ( Northern Sami : Norgga Sámiid Riikasearvi [ˈnorːkka ˈsaːmijt ˈrijːkaˌsea̯rːviː] ; Lule Sami : Vuona Sámij Rijkasiebre ; Southern Sami : Nøørjen Saemiej Rijhkesiebrie ; Norwegian : Norske Samers Riksforbund ), also known as NSR, is the largest Sámi organization in Norway . The association was founded in 1968.
6-644: The NSR actively runs cultural, social, and informational work through local groups and Sámi associations. In total, 24 Sámi associations are attached to the NSR. The NSR is also active politically, running for elections in Sametinget (the Sámi Parliament of Norway ) and sending delegates to the Sámi Council . The NSR was founded in 1968, so it has been contributing to the development of Sámi society and culture since before
12-731: The University of Oslo in 1997, after Knut Bergsland , but relinquished his post to work as professor of Sámi Linguistics at the Sámi University College in Kautokeino. Magga became a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters in 1993. In 2006, Magga was made Commander of the Order of St. Olav . Magga was a delegate to the World Council of Indigenous Peoples (WCIP) when it
18-552: The University of Oslo , "Lokative læt-setninger i samisk" ( Locative "to be" sentences in Sámi ), discussed the structure of existential and habitive sentences, whose structures in many of the Uralic languages are similar to each other. His doctoral dissertation in 1986 discussed the structure of Sámi verbal phrases , in particular, the interaction between modal verbs and infinitives . Magga became professor of Finno-Ugric languages at
24-650: The Sámi Parliament was established. The NSR goal is to unite the Sámi people across different special interests. As such, the NSR is independent of any outside political parties or religions. Since the establishment of the Sámi Parliament in 1989, the NSR has held the leadership and presidency of the organization. The Sámi Parliament presidents have been Ole Henrik Magga from Kautokeino (1989–1997), Sven-Roald Nystø from Tysfjord (1997–2005), and Aili Keskitalo from Kautokeino (2005–2007, 2013–2016 and 2017–2021). The following table lists
30-451: The presidents of the NSR since its founding. This article about an organisation based in Norway is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Ole Henrik Magga Ole Henrik Magga (born 12 August 1947) is a Sámi linguist , professor and politician from Kautokeino Municipality , Norway. As a linguist, Magga is best known for his work on syntax . His master's thesis at
36-715: Was founded in Canada in 1975. Magga led the Norwegian Sami Association from 1980 to 1985 and was the first president of the Sami Parliament of Norway from 1989 to 1997. From 1992 to 1995, Magga was a member of the Worlds Commission on Culture and Development. In 2002, Magga became the first chairman of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues . This article about a Norwegian politician born in
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