| Mons Aslaksen Somby | |
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| Born | January 24, 1824 Kautokeino?, Norway |
| Died | October 14, 1854 (aged 30) Alta, Norway |
| Occupation | Reindeer herder. |
Aslak Jacobsen Hætta (born January 24, 1824, executed October 14, 1854) was one of the leaders of the Sami revolt in Guovdageaidnu in November 1852. During the riots, the merchant Carl Johan Ruth and the local government official Lars Johan Bucht were killed and the pastor Fredrik Waldemar Hvoslef was whipped. Hætta was sentenced to death for the murder of Carl Johan Ruth and executed by beheading at the age of 30 years.
Hætta was married to Marith Persdatter Kurak and they had 2 children.