Sarah Harris has served on the Tribal Council since 2019. Previously, she was an attorney in the Washington D.C. area representing Native American Tribes, Tribal entities, and Tribal organizations. In 2010, she was named Special Assistant to the Solicitor of the Department of Interior, working closely with the US DOJ to defend agency determinations and advance proactive litigation for Tribal Nations. In 2013, she received a presidential appointment to Chief of Staff to the Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs. In this role, she supported and pursued policies that respect and support Tribal sovereignty, restore Tribal homelands, and strengthen Tribal communities.

Harris currently serves as Secretary of the United South and Eastern Tribes (USET)/USET Sovereignty Protection Fund and is a member of the Native American Visiting Committee, advising the Dartmouth College President on Native American issues at the college. She was a 2016 recipient of the National Center for American Enterprise Development’s “Native American 40 Under 40” award. Harris has a J.D. from American University, Washington College of Law and a B.A. in Native American Studies from Dartmouth College.