Sherri Mitchell speaks and teaches around the world on issues of Indigenous rights,

environmental justice, and spiritual activism. Sherri was born and raised on the Penobscot Indian

reservation. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Maine, and received her

Juris Doctorate and a certificate in Indigenous People’s Law and Policy from the University of

Arizona’s James E. Rogers College of Law. Sherri is an alumna of the American Indian Ambassador

program, and the Udall Native American Congressional Internship program. In 2010, she received the

Mahoney Dunn International Human Rights and Humanitarian Award, for research into Human Rights

violations against Indigenous Peoples. In 2015, she received the Spirit of Maine Award, for

commitment and excellence in the field of International Human Rights. In 2016, Sherri’s portrait was

added to the esteemed portrait series, Americans Who Tell the Truth, by artist Robert Shetterly. .

Her work is featured in a documentary film on transformational change, by New Story Film, and her

book Sacred Instructions; The Heart of Spirit Based Change was published this year.