Sarah James

Sarah Agnes James (born 1946) is a native Neets'aii Gwich'in from Arctic Village, Alaska, USA. She is a board member of the International Indian Treaty Council and was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2002 for her efforts to protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge from oil exploration and drilling. James joined a group of Indigenous students led by Mohawk activist Richard Oakes in occupying the former prison island Alcatraz in 1969. Additionally, she has visited communities in South American countries in the 1990s. James has made significant contributions to the preservation of the Gwich'in culture and the protection of the environment.