Sandra Márjá West (born 11 October 1990) is a Norwegian

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politician and festival manager of

Riddu Riđđu Riddu Riđđu () is an annual Sami people, Sámi music and culture festival held in Olmmáivággi (Manndalen) in the Gáivuotna Municipality (also known as Kåfjord Municipality) in Norway. The goal of the festival is to bring forward both Sámi ...

Career

West has a

bachelor's degree A bachelor's degree (from Medieval Latin ''baccalaureus'') or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin ''baccalaureatus'') is an undergraduate degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to six years ...

in Russian studies from the

University of Tromsø The University of Tromsø – The Arctic University of Norway ( Norwegian: ''Universitetet i Tromsø – Norges arktiske universitet''; Northern Sami: ''Romssa universitehta – Norgga árktalaš universitehta'') is a state university in Norway a ...

. She has studied at the Samernas Education Center in

Jokkmokk Jokkmokk () is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and the seat of Jokkmokk Municipality in Norrbotten County, provinces of Sweden, province of Lapland, Sweden, Lapland, Sweden, with 2,786 inhabitants in 2010. The Lule Sámi name of the place (compos ...

, Sweden. She was associated with

Sámi University of Applied Sciences Sámi University of Applied Sciences (, ) is a university that is located in the village of Kautokeino in Kautokeino Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It was established in 1989 and has about 200 students and 110 faculty, technical and a ...

in the period from 2012 to 2013. In 2013, she was elected as a Sami representative for the

Norwegian Sámi Association The Norwegian Sámi Association ( ; ; ; ), also known as NSR, is the largest Sámi organization in Norway. The association was founded in 1968. Purpose The NSR actively runs cultural, social, and informational work through local groups and Sá ...

in the Gáisi constituency, and re-elected in 2017. In that same year, she became a member of the Sami Parliamentary Council. West served as project manager for Indigenous Youth Gathering (IYG) at Riddu Riđđu. From 2009, she was the Deputy member of Riddu Riđđu Searvi, and from 2013, she was the Deputy member of the Riddu Riđđu Festival. In 2018, she became the festival manager for the

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' festival, Riddu Riđđu.

References

External links

Sandra Márjá West
at Sametinget
Sandra Márjá West, NSR
at NRK
Sandra Márjá West
at Norgga Sámiid Riikasearvi (NSR) {{DEFAULTSORT:West, Sandra Marja 1990 births Living people Members of the Sámi Parliament of Norway Norwegian Sámi politicians 21st-century Norwegian women politicians 21st-century Norwegian politicians Arts managers University of Tromsø alumni