Sarah Deer, a 2014 MacArthur Fellow, has worked to end violence against women for more than twenty years. She began as a volunteer in a rape victim advocacy program and later received her JD with a Tribal Lawyer Certificate from the University of Kansas School of Law. She is a professor of law at William Mitchell College of Law in St. Paul, Minnesota. She is coauthor of three textbooks on tribal law and coeditor of Sharing Our Stories of Survival: Native Women Surviving Violence.

• ContentsIntroduction: Sovereignty of the Soul 1. Knowing through Numbers? The Benefits and Drawbacks of Data2. What She Say, It Be Law: Tribal Rape Law and Indigenous Feminisms3. At the Mercy of the State: Linking Rape to Federal Indian Law4. All Apologies: The Continuing Federal Complicity in the Rape of Native Women5. Relocation Revisited: The Sex Trafficking of Native Women6. Punishing the Victim: Dana’s Story7. The Enigma of Federal Reform: The Tribal Law and Order Act and the Violence Against Women Act8. Toward an Indigenous Jurisprudence of Rape9. The Trouble with Peacemaking: False Dichotomies and the Politics of Restorative Justice10. “Righting” Tribal Rape Law: Proposals for ReformConclusion: The End of Rape in Native AmericaEpilogueAcknowledgmentsNotesIndex

"This is a compelling and compassionate revelation of the eternal violence against Native women. It is a call to action for all of us."-The Honorable Ada E. Deer, former Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs and enrolled Menominee"Sarah Deer breaks down how the United States’ addiction to violence and capitalism only sustains the subjugation and exploitation of Indigenous women. As a survivor, I am thankful for Deer’s insight and theories on creating Indigenous frameworks of justice for victims, their families, and their communities."-Radmilla Cody, singer and advocate for anti-violence"The Beginning and End of Rape documents the brutal history and contemporary reality of how rape has been used and continues to be used against Native women by the federal government to create a cultural implosion of destruction for generations. Rape, burn, and pillage continues when Native American women do not have equal protection of the law extended to us."-Charon Asetoyer, Executive Director, Native American Women’s Health Education Resource Center"An incisive and imperative academic study."-Kirkus Reviews"Deer is extremely thorough in her discussions of the history of rape law and its failings. She explores the meaning of rape in American society from a woman’s point of view. And she presents some possible strategies to begin to create equity, justice, and healing for victims of rape."-Indian Country Today"The Beginning and End of Rape will change the way we as Native people approach sexual violence in our communities and the way tribal courts protect and advocate for victims. I have no doubt the book will become the new standard in social justice circles and will be required reading everywhere from online spaces to classrooms and courtrooms."-Native Peoples"There is much for everyone to learn in this incisive, compelling, and thought-provoking volume."-Women’s Review of Books"An outstanding work that not only explains why rape in Indian country has reached epidemic levels but also provides readers with practical solutions. Highly recommended."-CHOICE"The Beginning and End of Rape marks an important contribution to growing scholarship around issues of gendered violence. Sarah Deer’s contribution is unique and pathbreaking." -Against the Current

Sarah Deer, a 2014 MacArthur Fellow, has worked to end violence against women for more than twenty years. She began as a volunteer in a rape victim advocacy program and later received her JD with a Tribal Lawyer Certificate from the University of Kansas School of Law. She is a professor of law at William Mitchell College of Law in St. Paul, Minnesota. She is coauthor of three textbooks on tribal law and coeditor of Sharing Our Stories of Survival: Native Women Surviving Violence.

• ContentsIntroduction: Sovereignty of the Soul 1. Knowing through Numbers? The Benefits and Drawbacks of Data2. What She Say, It Be Law: Tribal Rape Law and Indigenous Feminisms3. At the Mercy of the State: Linking Rape to Federal Indian Law4. All Apologies: The Continuing Federal Complicity in the Rape of Native Women5. Relocation Revisited: The Sex Trafficking of Native Women6. Punishing the Victim: Dana’s Story7. The Enigma of Federal Reform: The Tribal Law and Order Act and the Violence Against Women Act8. Toward an Indigenous Jurisprudence of Rape9. The Trouble with Peacemaking: False Dichotomies and the Politics of Restorative Justice10. “Righting” Tribal Rape Law: Proposals for ReformConclusion: The End of Rape in Native AmericaEpilogueAcknowledgmentsNotesIndex

"This is a compelling and compassionate revelation of the eternal violence against Native women. It is a call to action for all of us."-The Honorable Ada E. Deer, former Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs and enrolled Menominee"Sarah Deer breaks down how the United States’ addiction to violence and capitalism only sustains the subjugation and exploitation of Indigenous women. As a survivor, I am thankful for Deer’s insight and theories on creating Indigenous frameworks of justice for victims, their families, and their communities."-Radmilla Cody, singer and advocate for anti-violence"The Beginning and End of Rape documents the brutal history and contemporary reality of how rape has been used and continues to be used against Native women by the federal government to create a cultural implosion of destruction for generations. Rape, burn, and pillage continues when Native American women do not have equal protection of the law extended to us."-Charon Asetoyer, Executive Director, Native American Women’s Health Education Resource Center"An incisive and imperative academic study."-Kirkus Reviews"Deer is extremely thorough in her discussions of the history of rape law and its failings. She explores the meaning of rape in American society from a woman’s point of view. And she presents some possible strategies to begin to create equity, justice, and healing for victims of rape."-Indian Country Today"The Beginning and End of Rape will change the way we as Native people approach sexual violence in our communities and the way tribal courts protect and advocate for victims. I have no doubt the book will become the new standard in social justice circles and will be required reading everywhere from online spaces to classrooms and courtrooms."-Native Peoples"There is much for everyone to learn in this incisive, compelling, and thought-provoking volume."-Women’s Review of Books"An outstanding work that not only explains why rape in Indian country has reached epidemic levels but also provides readers with practical solutions. Highly recommended."-CHOICE"The Beginning and End of Rape marks an important contribution to growing scholarship around issues of gendered violence. Sarah Deer’s contribution is unique and pathbreaking." -Against the Current

Sarah Deer, a 2014 MacArthur Fellow, has worked to end violence against women for more than twenty years. She began as a volunteer in a rape victim advocacy program and later received her JD with a Tribal Lawyer Certificate from the University of Kansas School of Law. She is a professor of law at William Mitchell College of Law in St. Paul, Minnesota. She is coauthor of three textbooks on tribal law and coeditor of Sharing Our Stories of Survival: Native Women Surviving Violence.

• ContentsIntroduction: Sovereignty of the Soul 1. Knowing through Numbers? The Benefits and Drawbacks of Data2. What She Say, It Be Law: Tribal Rape Law and Indigenous Feminisms3. At the Mercy of the State: Linking Rape to Federal Indian Law4. All Apologies: The Continuing Federal Complicity in the Rape of Native Women5. Relocation Revisited: The Sex Trafficking of Native Women6. Punishing the Victim: Dana’s Story7. The Enigma of Federal Reform: The Tribal Law and Order Act and the Violence Against Women Act8. Toward an Indigenous Jurisprudence of Rape9. The Trouble with Peacemaking: False Dichotomies and the Politics of Restorative Justice10. “Righting” Tribal Rape Law: Proposals for ReformConclusion: The End of Rape in Native AmericaEpilogueAcknowledgmentsNotesIndex

"This is a compelling and compassionate revelation of the eternal violence against Native women. It is a call to action for all of us."-The Honorable Ada E. Deer, former Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs and enrolled Menominee"Sarah Deer breaks down how the United States’ addiction to violence and capitalism only sustains the subjugation and exploitation of Indigenous women. As a survivor, I am thankful for Deer’s insight and theories on creating Indigenous frameworks of justice for victims, their families, and their communities."-Radmilla Cody, singer and advocate for anti-violence"The Beginning and End of Rape documents the brutal history and contemporary reality of how rape has been used and continues to be used against Native women by the federal government to create a cultural implosion of destruction for generations. Rape, burn, and pillage continues when Native American women do not have equal protection of the law extended to us."-Charon Asetoyer, Executive Director, Native American Women’s Health Education Resource Center"An incisive and imperative academic study."-Kirkus Reviews"Deer is extremely thorough in her discussions of the history of rape law and its failings. She explores the meaning of rape in American society from a woman’s point of view. And she presents some possible strategies to begin to create equity, justice, and healing for victims of rape."-Indian Country Today"The Beginning and End of Rape will change the way we as Native people approach sexual violence in our communities and the way tribal courts protect and advocate for victims. I have no doubt the book will become the new standard in social justice circles and will be required reading everywhere from online spaces to classrooms and courtrooms."-Native Peoples"There is much for everyone to learn in this incisive, compelling, and thought-provoking volume."-Women’s Review of Books"An outstanding work that not only explains why rape in Indian country has reached epidemic levels but also provides readers with practical solutions. Highly recommended."-CHOICE"The Beginning and End of Rape marks an important contribution to growing scholarship around issues of gendered violence. Sarah Deer’s contribution is unique and pathbreaking." -Against the Current