Deborah White Plume was born on 20 August 1954 in Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota, USA. She was a producer and writer, known for Owe Aku: Bring Back the Way (2006), P.O.V. (1988) and Crying Earth Rise Up (2015). She was married to Alex White Plume. She died on 10 November 2020 in Rapid City, South Dakota, USA.