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Ole Henrik MaggaOle Henrik Magga, 57 years. Professor of Sami linguistics at Sámi allaskuvla (The Saami University College) in Guovdageaidnu (Kautokeino), Norway. He has a broad experience in Sami and indigenous peoples' issues through his active involvement in the Saami movement for more than 30 years. He has been a member of numerous committees and commissions on Saami issues. He has been member of the Sami Council 1976-78, chairman of The Norwegian Sami Association (NSR) 1980-85 and the years 1989-97 he was the first president of The Sami Parliament in Norway. On the national level he has been a member of The Freedom of Speech Commission in 1996-99 and The Mjoes-commission on higher education in 1998-2000. From 2001 he is a member of the Board of The Administration of the Courts in Norway. He has been active in the international indigenous movement for several decades and has participated in numerous meetings and conferences on indigenous questions. He was a degate to the founding conferance of The World Council of Indigenous Peoples in 1975. His other international engagements include membership of the Norwegian delegation to United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro 1992. In 1992-1995 he served as a member of the World Commission of Culture and Development (UN/UNESCO) chaired by Perez de Cuéllar. From 2002 he is the chairman of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.
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