Petter Jori Andaras Morottaja (born 11 July 1982 in Inari, Finland) is a Finnish
Inari Sámi
Inari Sámi (, "the Inarian language", or , "the Inari (Aanaar) Sámi language") is a Sámi languages, Sámi language spoken by the Inari Sámi people, Inari Sámi of Finland. It has approximately 300 speakers, the majority of whom are middle-ag ...
author, journalist, and translator. He writes books in
Inari Sámi
Inari Sámi (, "the Inarian language", or , "the Inari (Aanaar) Sámi language") is a Sámi languages, Sámi language spoken by the Inari Sámi people, Inari Sámi of Finland. It has approximately 300 speakers, the majority of whom are middle-ag ...
. He published his first book at the age of 17. At the age of 25, he ran for the
Sámi Parliament of Finland
The Sámi Parliament of Finland ( fi, Saamelaiskäräjät, se, Sámediggi, smn, Sämitigge, sms, Sääʹmteʹǧǧ) is the representative body for people of Sámi heritage in Finland. The parliament consists of 21 elected members and 4 elected de ...
, but was not elected. Actively involved in the Inari Sámi Language Association, he has been named the editor-in-chief of the association's online newspaper
Kierâš Kierâš was an Inari Sámi-language online weekly newspaper that was published for the first time on September 6, 2007. It was published by Anarâškielâ servi
Anarâškielâ servi (Inari Sámi Language Association) is a Sámi association from ...
, which is published once a week. He also teaches Inari Sámi in numerous places, including the University of Helsinki. He is the son of
Matti Morottaja
Matti Heikki Ilmari Morottaja or Kuobž-Saammâl Matti, (b. 28 December 1942 in Sammuttijärvi, FinlandAmoc.
His debut book, ''Suábi maainâs'', was the first fantasy
novel
A novel is a relatively long work of narrative fiction, typically written in prose and published as a book. The present English word for a long work of prose fiction derives from the for "new", "news", or "short story of something new", itsel ...
to be published for young adults in Inari Sámi. His second book, published a year later, is a novel for children.Inari Sámi /ref> Both books have been published by the Inari Sámi Language Association and illustrated by Martti Rikkonen.