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Sarah Deer

Sarah Deer

American lawyer (b 1972)

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]

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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 for 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

References

  1. [1]
    Hardzinkski, Brian (September 17, 2014). "Muscogee (Creek) Citizen Sarah Deer Among MacArthur 'Genius Grant' Recipients". KGOU. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  2. [2]
    "Sarah Deer". MacArthur Foundation. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  3. [3]
    "Sarah Deer". 2016-08-29.
  4. [4]
    "Sarah Deer, professor at William Mitchell College of Law, wins $625,000 'genius grant'". Star Tribune. September 17, 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  5. [5]
    "Deer, Sarah | Women of the Hall". Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  6. [6]
    "MacArthur 'genius grant' winner welcomes boost to work on Native American sexual assault and domestic violence". Minnesota Public Radio. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  7. [7]
    Pember, Mary Annette (January 6, 2011). "Judicial Activist". Diverse. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  8. [8]
    Smith, Andrea (2008-03-11). Native Americans and the Christian Right: The Gendered Politics of Unlikely Alliances. Duke University Press. pp. 37–. ISBN 9780822388876. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  9. [9]
    "Sarah Deer – Legal Scholar and Advocate". Retrieved 2023-03-07.
  10. [10]
    Deer, Sarah; Byrd, Jodi A.; Mitra, Durba; Haley, Sarah (2021-06-01). "Rage, Indigenous Feminisms, and the Politics of Survival". Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society. 46 (4): 1057–1071. doi:10.1086/713294. ISSN 0097-9740. S2CID 235304949.
  11. [11]
    "Sarah Deer". law.ku.edu. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
  12. [12]
    "Sarah Deer". William Mitchell College of Law. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
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