▁Br ur sk ank en ▁initi ated ▁the ▁assembly . ▁Ren berg ▁was ▁the ▁assembly ' s ▁chair w oman ▁and ▁gave ▁the ▁opening ▁speech ▁at ▁the ▁meeting . ▁The ▁other ▁major ▁S á mi ▁leader ▁at ▁that ▁time , ▁Daniel ▁Mort enson ▁from ▁R ø ros / El g å , ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁chairman ▁and ▁gave ▁a ▁lecture ▁at ▁the ▁assembly ▁about ▁rein de er ▁far ming ▁and ▁how ▁it ▁had ▁become ▁ham per ed ▁by ▁the ▁J oint ▁S á mi ▁Act ▁(" F elles la ppel oven ") ▁of ▁ 1 8 8 3 . ▁The ▁lecture ▁spark ed ▁a ▁debate ▁that ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁forming ▁of ▁a ▁separate ▁committee ▁concerning ▁rein de er ▁far ming ▁by ▁the ▁assembly . ▁The ▁committee ▁later ▁presented ▁a ▁proposal ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁rein de er ▁far ming ▁act , ▁which ▁influenced ▁the ▁final ▁sh aping ▁of ▁the ▁law ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 9 . ▁The ▁other ▁main ▁issue ▁at ▁the ▁assembly ▁was ▁the ▁demand ▁for ▁a ▁separate ▁S á mi ▁school , ▁where ▁children ▁were ▁taught ▁and ▁allowed ▁to ▁write ▁in ▁the ▁S á mi ▁language . ▁ ▁Background ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁years ▁preceding ▁the ▁assembly , ▁S á mi ▁people ▁in ▁both ▁Norway ▁and ▁Sweden ▁felt ▁that ▁their ▁culture ▁and ▁liv elihood s ▁were ▁threatened . ▁Therefore , ▁in ▁the ▁years ▁ 1 9 0 4 - 1 9 1 0 , ▁both ▁S á mi ▁organis ations ▁and ▁journ als ▁started ▁to ▁arise . ▁ ▁Territ ory ▁restrictions ▁and