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Sarah is a member of the Oglala Lakota Nation and grew up on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, where she learned Native American storytelling traditions. She uses her storytelling skills as a public speaker, writer and filmmaker—sharing her traditional cultural knowledge to raise awareness and build strong networks, as well as fight for social justice. In 2019, she won an Emmy Award as a Consultant Producer for her work on Crow: the Legend. Inspired by the Native American legend, the animated short is an interactive tale of community and sacrifice exploring themes of self-discovery and selflessness.

Sarah is an internationally accomplished executive with a diverse background in tribal, corporate and non-profit organizations focusing on communications, marketing, program development, fundraising and advocacy with a unique vantage point to amplify impact. She is also an entrepreneur and philanthropic leader. In 2022, Sarah co-founded Zuyá Entertainment to share stories of her Lakota culture and worldview.

She is co-founder and senior advisor for Return to the Heart Foundation, an Indigenous women-led organization focused on resourcing innovative Indigenous women-led initiatives in the ecosystems of narrative change, healing, climate justice, civic engagement, and restorative and regenerative development. Her narrative change included civic engagement with Sisters Rising working with We Stand United and Justice for Migrant Women, as well as supporting traditional helpers and healers. Their organization has worked with actors and musicians like Anne Hathaway, Brooke Simpson, Mac DeMarco, Marisa Tomei, Mumu Fresh, Taboo, Tonia Jo Hall, Orville Pec, Piper Perabo and Portugal. The Man. She also co-founded the Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition.

As a storyteller, Sarah enjoys utilizing innovative approaches and partnerships to amplify stories from grassroots communities, artists and movement leaders. In addition to Crow, Sarah has also produced PSA GOTV campaigns with StandNVote with Ruffalo and Sisters Rising with Hathaway and Tomei. She is currently executive producing a docuseries, producing a horror film and writing a drama film script. Her latest film, Lakota Nation vs. The United States, recently premiered at the Tribeca Festival in New York. She is executive producer, along with Ruffalo. It is scheduled to stream this fall to celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day in October and Native American Heritage Month in November.

Prior to this role, she served as the Team Leader for Diversity and Ethnic Ministries and Program Officer for Indigenous Ministry at The Episcopal Church, New York, NY. The Episcopal Church serves 2 million members in 16 countries. Under her leadership, The Episcopal Church became the first major denomination to repudiate the Doctrine of Discovery focusing programmatic education and advocacy on accurate history, education, cultural teachings, healing and asset-based community development. Sarah supported various denominations in their renouncement of the Doctrine of Discovery, including the World Council of Churches. In 2012, The Episcopal Church successfully presented statements and oral interventions on the Repudiation of the Doctrine of Discovery at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues with a coalition of NGOs from around the world.

Sarah has been a public speaker for over a decade. She won the 2017 American Express NGen Leadership Award as an emerging leader under age 40 who has already demonstrated significant impact in addressing society’s critical needs. In 2014, she was awarded the National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development’s Top 40 under 40 for those who have demonstrated leadership, initiative and dedication and made significant contributions in business and in their community.

Sarah holds a B.A. in Mass Communications (print and multimedia emphasis) and B.S. in American Indian Studies from Black Hills State University. She also holds an M.B.A. (global management emphasis) from University of Phoenix.  She currently volunteers on the boards of Women’s March, PRISM and We Stand United.

Sarah’s writing was featured in the feminist anthology, This Is How We Come Back Stronger released by Feminist Press in the U.K. and U.S. in April 2021. She also wrote a book on healing, leadership and advocacy with her identical twin sister/psychotherapist, Emma Eagle Heart-White. Warrior-Princesses Strike Back: How Lakhota Twins Fight Oppression and Heal Through Connectedness will be published in 2023 by Feminist Press.