doi:10.7916/cswm-pk91Oral history interview with Jodi Archambault, 2020Archambault, Jodioral historiesmixed materialPresidents--United StatesDakota Access PipelineArchambault, JodiObama, BarackStanding Rock Sioux Tribe of North & South DakotaIndians of North AmericaWhite House Tribal Nations ConferenceUnited StatesAmerican Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009Jodi 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