Elsa Laula Renberg, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Elsa Laula Renberg

Sami activist

Date of Birth: 29-Nov-1877

Place of Birth: Storseleby, Västerbotten County, Sweden

Date of Death: 22-Jul-1931

Profession: politician, reindeer herding

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Elsa Laula Renberg (née Elsa Laula, 29 November 1877 in Tärnaby – 22 July 1931 in Brønnøy) was a Sámi activist and politician. She was born to reindeer herders, Lars Thomasson Laula and Kristina Josefina Larsdotter and grew up near Dikanäs.
After receiving training school in Stockholm as a midwife, she returned home to live near Dikanäs.
In 1908, she married reindeer herder, Thomas Renberg.
Together, they moved to Vefsn in Nordland, Norway where they lived as reindeer herders and had 6 children together.
Elsa died at the age of 54 of tuberculosis in Brønnøy.