Bioneers 2025 Conference

Sarah James

Gwich’in Eco and Indigenous Rights Activist and Legacy Leader

Sarah James

Sarah James, (Neets’aii Gwich’in), an award-winning, world-renowned activist who been at the forefront of the struggle to defend the rights of the Indigenous peoples and the natural world and all its creatures in the far northern world of interior Alaska for decades, has traveled globally to advocate for the protection of the Porcupine Caribou herd from oil development and climate catastrophe. Sarah, a deeply respected Legacy Leader, still works from her village and remains devoted to passing on ancestral teachings to younger generations.



Panel Presentations:

Worlds Within Us — Ancestral Wisdom, Courage, and Healing

March 29th | 4:45 pm to 6:00 pm