On November 1, from 7 to 8:30 p.m., Professor Sarah Deer will deliver remarks on addressing missing and murdered Native women in Nebraska. She is an enrolled member of the Muscogee Nation, and a leading expert on violence against Native women. Her speech will take place in the Swanson Auditorium of the Nebraska Union on City Campus, and will be free and open to the public.
Professor Deer is a leader in understanding and addressing violence against Native women, and impunity for this violence. She is a lawyer by training, and is an expert in jurisdictional issues that affect how the American criminal justice system responds to violence against Native women. Her research has been published across a wide array of academic and law journals. In recognition of her research work, she was named a MacArthur Fellow, an award commonly known as the "Genius Grant." Her work has also been recognized by the American Bar Association and the US Department of Justice.
She has also been an effective activist for Native women's rights to be free from violence. Her testimony to Congress has been lauded as a key factor ensuring both the 2013 re-authorization of the Violence Against Women Act and the 2010 passage of the Tribal Law and Order Act. In recognition of her effectiveness as a researcher and an activist, she was recently inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame.
Professor Deer's remarks will be immediately followed by a reception, held at 8:30 p.m. in the Heritage Room of the Union. Attendees will have the opportunity to discuss issues of violence against Native women with Professor Deer, as well as to enjoy complimentary refreshments.
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