Rawdna Carita Eira (born 6 October 1970 in

Elverum is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Østerdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Elverum. Other settlements in the municipality include Heradsbygd, Sørskog ...

) is a Norwegian and Sámi playwright and author. She grew up in Brønnøysund in Nordland county in Norway and trained to be a teacher. She has worked as a reindeer herder, stage manager and playwright associated with Beaivváš Sámi Theatre. She has written lyrics for her own songs and tunes by, among others,

Mari Boine Mari Boine (born Mari Brit Randi Boine, 8 November 1956) is a Norwegian Sámi singer. She combined traditional Sámi joik singing with rock. In 2008, she became a professor of musicology at Nesna University College. Biography Mari Boine was ...

. Eira published a bilingual book in 2011, ''ruohta muzetbeallji ruohta/løp svartøre løp'', which was nominated for the Nordic Council Literature Prize in 2012. She lives in

Kautokeino Kautokeino ( no, Kautokeino; se, Guovdageaidnu ; fkv, Koutokeino; fi, Koutokeino) is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Guovdageaidnu/Kautokeino. Other villages ...

Selected works

* "Grense", short stories in ''Gába'' 1998:1-2 * ''Elle muitalus/ Elens historie'', drama, 2003 * ''Kjøttstykker'', short stories in ''Kuiper'' 2008:3-4 * ''Arktisk Hysteri'', drama, 2011 (with Mette Bratzeg) * ''Maijen i huldrelandet'', radio story for children in 19 parts, 2008 * ''Guohcanuori šuvva/ Sangen fra Rotsundet'', drama, 2011 *''ruohta muzetbeallji ruohta/løp svartøre løp'' ("Running, Svartöra, maturity!"), Gyldendal, 2011,

External links

Sami Film - Mari Boine - Music For The Kautokeino Rebellion - Kautokeino-opproret (Guovdagneaidnu) 1852 - Lyrics by Rawdna Carita Eira
{{DEFAULTSORT:Eira, Rawdna Carita 1970 births Living people People from Elverum People from Brønnøy People from Kautokeino 20th-century Norwegian women writers Norwegian dramatists and playwrights Norwegian women dramatists and playwrights Norwegian Sámi-language writers 20th-century Norwegian writers 21st-century Norwegian writers 21st-century Norwegian women writers