Sarah Eagle Heart (Waŋblí Šiná Wíŋyaŋ, Eagle Shawl Woman), Oglála Lakota, is an Emmy Award–winning social impact storyteller, entrepreneur, and philanthropic leader. Her work blends Indigenous worldview with media, advocacy, and economic development to create transformative change across sectors. Sarah co-founded Zuyá Entertainment and Eagle Heart Collectiv to create multi-platform stories based on her unique worldview infused by her Lakota culture.

Ms. Eagle Heart utilizes storytelling to amplify Lakota worldview and uplift critical issues that affect Indigenous Peoples. She has worked with a number of high profile allies, activists, and influencers including:  Anne Hathaway, John Legend, Marisa Tomei, Mark Ruffalo, Monica Ramirez, Piper Perabo, Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori, Taboo from Black Eyed Peas, Portugal The Man and the Obama Administration.

Her narrative change partnership with John Legend’s Get Lifted and Baobab Studios “Crow: the Legend”, a virtual reality story about how the crow became black, led to an 2019 Emmy in Outstanding Interactive Media. She currently serves as an Executive Producer on “Lakota Nation vs. The United States”, a documentary film about the fight for HeSapa (The Black Hills of South Dakota), which premiered at Tribeca Film Festival this year and is set to hit theaters in Fall 2022. She is currently writing and producing via her new venture with Twila True, Zuyá Entertainment.

Ms. Eagle Heart co-wrote “Warrior Princesses Strike Back:  How Lakota Twins Fight Oppression and Heal Through Connectedness” with her identical twin sister and psychotherapist Emma Eagle Heart – White, which will be published in January 2023 by Feminist Press. In 2021, Ms. Eagle Heart contributed to “This is How We Come Back Stronger”  published by Feminist Press.

Ms. Eagle Heart is a co-founder and Senior Advisor to Return to the Heart Foundation to support innovative Indigenous women–led projects for climate justice, narrative change, civic engagement, healing, and restorative and regenerative development. Prior to this role she served as CEO of Native Americans in Philanthropy, a national nonprofit that focuses on investment in Native American communities.

Prior to this role, she served as the Team Leader for Diversity, Social Justice and Environmental Ministries and Program Officer for Indigenous Ministry at The Episcopal Church, New York, NY. Under her leadership, The Episcopal Church became the first major denomination to repudiate the Doctrine of Discovery in 2009 and presented oral interventions at the United Nations in 2012.

Ms. Eagle Heart won the 2017 American Express NGen Leadership Award as an emerging leader under age 40 who has already demonstrated significant impact in addressing society’s critical needs. In 2014, she was awarded the National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development’s Top 40 under 40 for those who have demonstrated leadership, initiative, and dedication and made significant contributions in business and in their community.

Sarah holds a B.A. in Mass Communications (print and multimedia emphasis) and B.S. in American Indian Studies from Black Hills State University. She also holds an M.B.A. (global management emphasis) from University of Phoenix. Sarah currently volunteers on the boards of Women’s March, PRISM, and We Stand United.

Ms. Eagle Heart has been a public speaker for over a decade, sharing her traditional cultural knowledge to raise awareness and build strong networks. She is currently an exclusive speaker with the American Program Bureau. You can follow her on social media at @ms_eagleheart.