Lars Hætta
Lars Hætta ( se, Jáhkoš-Lasse; 21 January 1834 – 17 February 1896) was a Norwegian Sami people, Sami reindeer herder, prisoner, wood carver and Bible translator. Following the Sami revolt in Guovdageaidnu in 1852 he received a death sentence, which was commuted to life imprisonment. Personal life Hætta was born in Guovdageaidnu, Finnmark, the son of Jacob Mathisen Hætta and Berit Aslaksdatter Sara. He was the brother of Aslak Hætta, and married Berit Hansdatter Gaup in 1868. Guovdageaidnu revolt In Finnmark the preaching of Lars Levi Læstadius had attracted many supporters to his Laestadianism, religious movement. These were in opposition to the established society. In 1852 a major conflict took place: a group of about 30 men and women marched to the centre of Guovdageaidnu to seek revenge for previous harassment. The sheriff, Lars Johan Bucht, and local tradesman Carl Johan Ruth were both killed; while the priest (later bishop) Waldemar Hvoslef, along with his family ...
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