Sarah Deer

Sarah Deer (born November 9, 1972^[2]) is a Native American (Muscogee (Creek) Nation^[1]) lawyer, and a professor of Women, Gender, and Sexuality studies and Public Affairs and Administration at the University of Kansas.^[3] She was a 2014 MacArthur fellow and has been inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in 2019.^[1][4][5]

Sarah Deer
Sarah Deer in 2016
Born	(1972-11-09) November 9, 1972 (age 52)
Nationality	American
Citizenship	Muscogee (Creek) Nation[1]
Alma mater	University of Kansas
Occupation(s)	Professor of Public Affairs and Administration and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Known for	Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010
Awards	MacArthur fellow

Deer advocates on behalf of survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence, primarily in Native American communities.^[4] She has been credited for her "instrumental role" in the 2013 reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act,^[6] as well as for testimony which is credited with the 2010 passage of the Tribal Law and Order Act.^[7] Deer coauthored, with Bonnie Claremont, Amnesty International's 2007 report Maze of Injustice, documenting sexual assault against Native American women.^[8] She is also Chief Justice of the Prairie Island Indian Community Court of Appeals.^[9]

Deer advocates for feminist, queer, and trans politics in Indigenous communities.^[10] She is most acknowledged for her activism to stop violence against Native American women. She has received national awards from the Department of Justice and the American Bar Association for her accomplishments.^[11]

Deer received her B.A. and J.D. from the University of Kansas.^[12]

Bibliography

Books

• Deer, Sarah (2015). The Beginning and End of Rape : Confronting Sexual Violence in Native America. University of Minnesota Press. p. 207. ISBN 978-0816696338. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
• Tatum, Melissa L.; Jorgensen, Miriam; Guss, Mary E.; Deer, Sarah (2014). Structuring Sovereignty: Constitutions of Native Nations. UCLA American Indian Studies Center. p. 210. ISBN 978-0935626681. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
• Deer, Sarah; Garrow, Carrie E. (2004-10-30). Tribal Criminal Law and Procedure. Rowman Altamira. p. 496. ISBN 9780759115200. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
• Richland, Justin Blake; Deer, Sarah (2010). Introduction to Tribal Legal Studies. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 482. ISBN 9780759112117. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
• Deer, Sarah; Clairmont, Bonnie; Martell, Carrie A. (2008). Sharing our Stories of Survival: Native Women Surviving Violence. Rowman Altamira. p. 362. ISBN 978-0759111257. Retrieved 25 September 2014.

Articles

• Deer, Sarah, Toward an Indigenous Jurisprudence of Rape (2010-10-13). Kansas Journal of Law & Public Policy, Vol. 14, 2004–2005.