Aili Keskitalo

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Aili Keskitalo (born 29 October 1968) is a Norwegian Sami politician. In 2005 she became president of the Sami Parliament of Norway, the third in its history. However due to problems cooperating with the vice president Johan Mikkel Sara she stepped down in September 2007 ^[1]. She represents Norwegian Sámi Association.

She has a Masters in Public Information from Copenhagen Business School, in which she compared the school systems in Norway and Greenland^[2]

Keskitalo's mother tongue is Norwegian. But she speaks Northern Sami fluently.

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1. ^ – Ingen hyggelig dag - NRK Sámi Radio - NRK
2. ^ Keskitalo, Aili 2005: Høyere utdanningsinstitusjoner for urfolk - i en moderniseringstid : en komparativ analyse av endringer i rammebetingelser for Sámi allaskuvla/Samisk høgskole og Ilisimatusarfik ved årtusenskiftet. ('Higher Education Institutions in a Time of Modernisation: a Comparative Analysis of Changes in Requirements for the Sami University College and the University of Greenland at the Turn of the Century' - thesis from her MPA at South Trøndelag University College, North Trøndelag University College and Copenhagen Business School)

Preceded by Sven-Roald Nystø

Presidents of the Sami Parliament 2005--2007

Succeeded by Egil Olli