Sarah Deer

Sarah Deer
Born (1972-11-09) November 9, 1972
Nationality American
Alma mater University of Kansas
Occupation Law professor
Known for Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010
Awards MacArthur fellow

Sarah Deer (born November 9, 1972[1]) is a Native American lawyer, professor of law at William Mitchell College, and 2014 MacArthur fellow.[2][3] She advocates for survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence in Native American communities.[3] She has been credited for her "instrumental role" in the 2013 reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act,[4] as well as for testimony which is credited with the 2010 passage of the Tribal Law and Order Act.[5] Deer coauthored, with Bonnie Claremont, Amnesty International's 2007 report Maze of Injustice, documenting sexual assault against Native American women.[6]

Deer received her B.A. and J.D. from the University of Kansas.[7]

She is a citizen of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation.[2]

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  1. "Sarah Deer". MacArthur Foundation. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
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  3. 1 2 "Sarah Deer, professor at William Mitchell College of Law, wins $625,000 'genius grant'". Star Tribune. September 17, 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  4. "MacArthur 'genius grant' winner welcomes boost to work on Native American sexual assault and domestic violence". Minnesota Public Radio. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  5. Pember, Mary Annette (January 6, 2011). "Judicial Activist". Diverse. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  6. 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.
  7. "Sarah Deer". William Mitchell College of Law. Retrieved 18 September 2014.


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