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.

[1][4][5] Deer advocates on behalf of survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence, primarily in Native American communities.

[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.

She has received national awards from the Department of Justice and the American Bar Association for her accomplishments.