Oral history interview with Jodi Archambault, 2020
Abstract
Jodi Archambault reflects on her contributions to Native American policy in various administrative appointments during the Presidency of Barack Obama. Archambault focuses on her organization of the annual White House Tribal Nations Conference, the administration of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds, Congressional appropriations for Indian affairs, and the settlement of Cobell v. Salazar (2009), which awarded $3.4 billion in damages for the historic mismanagement of Indian trust funds. Archambault provides details about President Obama's June 2014 visit to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North Dakota, describing the effects of a meeting with tribal youth on the president and first lady. Also discussed is Archambault's career as a lobbyist following her retirement from the Obama administration, with particular insight to her opposition to the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline
Presidents--United States; Dakota Access Pipeline; Archambault, Jodi; Obama, Barack; Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North & South Dakota; Indians of North America; White House Tribal Nations Conference; United States; American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Format
oral histories
Genre
Interviews
Date
2020
Physical Description
60 pages
Note (Biographical)
Jodi Archambault Gillette was the special assistant to the president for Native American affairs for the White House Domestic Policy Council, deputy assistant secretary to the assistant-secretary Indian affairs at the Department of the Interior, and W hite House associate director of intergovernmental affairs. She oversaw statewide operations of the First American voting efforts. At the time of the interview, Archambault was director of indigenous peoples initiatives at Wend Collective
Note
Interviewed by Sara Sinclair on September 15, 2020. This interview is part of the Columbia University: Obama Presidency Oral History
Note (Provenance)
Jodi Archambault, Gift, transferred from Columbia Center for Oral History Research 2022