Sarah James: podcast appearances and interviews

Sarah Agnes James is an Early Childhood Education Specialist affiliated with Hampstead Residential Sales at Strutt & Parker. She has a background rooted in her upbringing in Arctic Village, Alaska, where she spent most of her childhood alongside periods in Fort Yukon and Salmon River. James is known for her activism as a Neets'aii Gwich'in and has served as a board member of the International Indian Treaty Council. She was a recipient of the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2002, an accolade she received along with Jonathon Solomon and Norma Kassi for their concerted efforts to protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge from plans of oil exploration and drilling. Their work aimed to safeguard the Porcupine caribou's life cycle, which has been central to the Gwich'in culture since approximately 18,000 BC. While her professional role focuses on early childhood education, her activism and cultural advocacy have garnered significant recognition, emphasizing her commitment to environmental and indigenous causes.