Sarah Deer
International & Interdisciplinary Studies - Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies, School of Public Affairs & AdministrationRoom 322
Sarah Deer (Muscogee (Creek) Nation) has worked to end violence against women for over 25 years and was named a MacArthur Fellow in 2014. Her scholarship focuses on the intersection of federal Indian law and victims' rights. Prof. Deer is a co-author of four textbooks on tribal law. Her latest book is The Beginning and End of Rape: Confronting Sexual Violence in Native America, which has received several awards. Her work on violence against Native women has received national recognition from the American Bar Association and the Department of Justice. Professor Deer is also the Chief Justice for the Prairie Island Indian Community Court of Appeals.
Education
J.D., University of Kansas School of Law
B.A., Women's Studies, Philosophy, with Honors, University of Kansas
Research Interests
- Indigenous legal studies
- Tribal court jurisdiction
- Tribal court process and procedure
- Tribal appellate courts
- Violence against Native American women
- Federal law reform
- Victims&rsquo
- Rights
- Feminist jurisprudence
- Indigenous feminist legal theory
- Mvskoke language
