Richard Archambault
@richardarchambault.com
(He/Him)
Dakota/Mvskoke
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Dakota/Mvskoke
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Can a gay, Native man get justice? When vanishingly few Native ppl were on TV (& none were gay) Jonathan Joss was an important cultural touch stone. (He played John Redcorn on King of the Hill.) Last week, the man who allegedly murdered him was indicted, but it's not...
November 25, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Can a gay, Native man get justice? When vanishingly few Native ppl were on TV (& none were gay) Jonathan Joss was an important cultural touch stone. (He played John Redcorn on King of the Hill.) Last week, the man who allegedly murdered him was indicted, but it's not...
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Justices Gorsuch and Thomas, who never agree on anything concerning federal Indian law, agree that the federal government doesn't have plenary power over Native nations. This is a remarkable joint statement that should lead Justice Thomas to revisit a hell of a lot of things he has previously said
November 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Justices Gorsuch and Thomas, who never agree on anything concerning federal Indian law, agree that the federal government doesn't have plenary power over Native nations. This is a remarkable joint statement that should lead Justice Thomas to revisit a hell of a lot of things he has previously said
This. We’ve been trying to tell y’all this for years.
Hey. Native here 👋🏽
The President declaring war on city-citizens is not surprising in the slightest. It was always going to lead here.
America did this to Natives. We knew any country without honor, without law, without order, without truth, would eventually declare war on its own too.
The President declaring war on city-citizens is not surprising in the slightest. It was always going to lead here.
America did this to Natives. We knew any country without honor, without law, without order, without truth, would eventually declare war on its own too.
September 30, 2025 at 11:35 PM
This. We’ve been trying to tell y’all this for years.
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Wounded Knee is a dark stain upon our nation’s history. We must remember it for what it truly was, not for what white nationalists would have it be.
September 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Wounded Knee is a dark stain upon our nation’s history. We must remember it for what it truly was, not for what white nationalists would have it be.
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CW: graphic descriptions of Native genocide 🧵
Secretary of war pete hegseth has stated the medals of honor for the Wounded Knee Massacre will not be rescinded so let me tell you once again what your "america" honors.
Secretary of war pete hegseth has stated the medals of honor for the Wounded Knee Massacre will not be rescinded so let me tell you once again what your "america" honors.
September 26, 2025 at 12:10 PM
CW: graphic descriptions of Native genocide 🧵
Secretary of war pete hegseth has stated the medals of honor for the Wounded Knee Massacre will not be rescinded so let me tell you once again what your "america" honors.
Secretary of war pete hegseth has stated the medals of honor for the Wounded Knee Massacre will not be rescinded so let me tell you once again what your "america" honors.
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It is true, their place in history is settled.
And Pete cannot rewrite it. Neither can any number of medals.
#NotHowHistoryWorks
And Pete cannot rewrite it. Neither can any number of medals.
#NotHowHistoryWorks
September 26, 2025 at 12:15 PM
It is true, their place in history is settled.
And Pete cannot rewrite it. Neither can any number of medals.
#NotHowHistoryWorks
And Pete cannot rewrite it. Neither can any number of medals.
#NotHowHistoryWorks
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I…
As a Native person, I don’t know quite what else to say to make you care other than one day soon it will be you.
I don’t know what else to say.
As a Native person, I don’t know quite what else to say to make you care other than one day soon it will be you.
I don’t know what else to say.
man. if Eric Schmitt's speech to NatCon isn't a sign of the times, i don't know what is
!["America is not a 'universal nation.' ... [American] principles are not abstractions. They are living, breathing things — rooted in a people and embodied in a way of life."
Senator Eric Schmitt got a standing ovation at Nat Con DC for saying America as a nation is the property of a distinct ethnic people.
Americans are a mix of “the most adventurous, the most courageous, the most curious and innovative” of the English, Scotch-Irish, and continental Europeans, who came as settlers and have spent hundreds of years building, fighting, and dying for "a homeland for themselves and their descendants."
"We’re a nation of settlers, explorers, and pioneers — born on the ocean waters that carried the first ships to our shores and forged in the crucible of a wild frontier. Our people tamed a continent, built a civilization from the wilderness, and wrote our nation’s name in history.
"Our ancestors were driven here by destiny, possessed by urgent and fiery conviction, by burning belief, devoted to their cause and their God."
"The Continental Army soldiers dying of frostbite at Valley Forge, Pilgrims struggling to survive in the hard winter soil of Plymouth, pioneers striking out from Missouri for the wild and dangerous frontier, [and] outnumbered Kentucky settlers, repelling wave after wave of Indian war band attacks from behind their stockade walls, would be astonished to hear that they were only fighting for a 'proposition.'
"They believed they were forging a nation — a homeland for themselves and their descendants."
"America, in all its glory, is their gift to us, handed down across the generations.
"It belongs to us. It’s our birthright, our heritage, our destiny.
"If America is everything and everyone, then it is nothing and no one at all."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hbpefio3f5csc44msmbgioxz/bafkreif3x7re3lubuj7kzurj3ayotcnq2l46kwb2p5hp2zid2dagzth5nu@jpeg)
September 3, 2025 at 2:24 AM
I…
As a Native person, I don’t know quite what else to say to make you care other than one day soon it will be you.
I don’t know what else to say.
As a Native person, I don’t know quite what else to say to make you care other than one day soon it will be you.
I don’t know what else to say.
This is why I’m glad I’ve deleted all my Meta accounts.
I was gonna post a screenshot of Meta’s examples of acceptable “sensual” dialogue with children, but I realized I’d have to type out alt text and that would probably get me added to some kind of list I really don’t wanna be on.
So you’ll have to click and read the blue shaded table yourself.
So you’ll have to click and read the blue shaded table yourself.
Meta’s AI rules have let bots hold ‘sensual’ chats with children
An internal Meta policy document reveals the social-media giant’s rules for chatbots, which have permitted provocative behavior on topics including sex and race.
www.reuters.com
August 14, 2025 at 5:32 PM
This is why I’m glad I’ve deleted all my Meta accounts.
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🧵 It's not as lyrical as "At the far end of the Trail of Tears was a promise" but damn if I didn't smile when I read "because this is what Mvskoke law demands."
Today is an historic day. The Mvskoke Nation Supreme Court has ruled that the Nation must abide by the promises our ancestors made
Today is an historic day. The Mvskoke Nation Supreme Court has ruled that the Nation must abide by the promises our ancestors made
www.creeksupremecourt.com
July 24, 2025 at 4:59 AM
🧵 It's not as lyrical as "At the far end of the Trail of Tears was a promise" but damn if I didn't smile when I read "because this is what Mvskoke law demands."
Today is an historic day. The Mvskoke Nation Supreme Court has ruled that the Nation must abide by the promises our ancestors made
Today is an historic day. The Mvskoke Nation Supreme Court has ruled that the Nation must abide by the promises our ancestors made
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Some GOOD news: The Supreme Court of the Muscogee Creek Nation has just ruled that Freedmen are tribal citizens!
July 23, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Some GOOD news: The Supreme Court of the Muscogee Creek Nation has just ruled that Freedmen are tribal citizens!
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Trump wants the Washington Football team to bring back their old name: R–skins, a dictionary-defined racial slur. Research shows racist mascots harm Native youth’s self-esteem & mental health. What the research also found is that it makes white feel better about being white. 🧵
July 22, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Trump wants the Washington Football team to bring back their old name: R–skins, a dictionary-defined racial slur. Research shows racist mascots harm Native youth’s self-esteem & mental health. What the research also found is that it makes white feel better about being white. 🧵
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The Exec brought up the idea of bringing back racist sports names because non-Natives have an idea that they have say on our identities. The answer should be "no" instead of endless rehashing of the same convos from 10 years ago, 20 years ago. Call Native Nations what they call themselves & move on.
July 20, 2025 at 4:39 PM
The Exec brought up the idea of bringing back racist sports names because non-Natives have an idea that they have say on our identities. The answer should be "no" instead of endless rehashing of the same convos from 10 years ago, 20 years ago. Call Native Nations what they call themselves & move on.
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Six years after Aubrey Damaron‘s disappearance, her family is still looking for answers. The 25-year-old transgender Cherokee woman was last seen on the Cherokee reservation. www.kosu.org/news/2025-07...
July 17, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Six years after Aubrey Damaron‘s disappearance, her family is still looking for answers. The 25-year-old transgender Cherokee woman was last seen on the Cherokee reservation. www.kosu.org/news/2025-07...
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This is bad, but like, the quote, "John Marshall has made his decision; now let him enforce it" exists, as does the Dakota 38.
Like the list is so long for the illegal war crimes of US presidents.
We can condemn trump's dumbassery and violence without pretending the past was golden.
Like the list is so long for the illegal war crimes of US presidents.
We can condemn trump's dumbassery and violence without pretending the past was golden.
This is the most consequentially illegal act a president has ever taken.
June 22, 2025 at 2:59 AM
This is bad, but like, the quote, "John Marshall has made his decision; now let him enforce it" exists, as does the Dakota 38.
Like the list is so long for the illegal war crimes of US presidents.
We can condemn trump's dumbassery and violence without pretending the past was golden.
Like the list is so long for the illegal war crimes of US presidents.
We can condemn trump's dumbassery and violence without pretending the past was golden.
Him hiding from the loud ski boom booms.
June 21, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Him hiding from the loud ski boom booms.
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The literal least you could do. This is stolen land from Native people (Thanks Teddy Roosevelt). You have an OBLIGATION not only to stop its sale and destruction, but to return it to its faithful stewards before it is too late. And it almost is.
Please take responsibility. This is your home too.
Please take responsibility. This is your home too.
I know everything is on fire but PLEASE contact your representatives about the selloff of public lands. It's a heartbreaking proposal that will destroy the soul of America.
Your favorite campgrounds, hiking trails, and forests could soon be up for auction
Republicans want to make 250 million acres of public lands eligible for sale to housing developers.
grist.org
June 21, 2025 at 12:29 AM
The literal least you could do. This is stolen land from Native people (Thanks Teddy Roosevelt). You have an OBLIGATION not only to stop its sale and destruction, but to return it to its faithful stewards before it is too late. And it almost is.
Please take responsibility. This is your home too.
Please take responsibility. This is your home too.
I am a Mvskoke Citizen. We have done wrong by our Freedmen brothers and sisters.
Juneteenth Highlights Native Tribes’ Fight for Recognition
For some, Juneteenth is both a celebration for people of African descent and a reminder of their struggle to be fully embraced by Indigenous communities.
www.mississippifreepress.org
June 20, 2025 at 7:35 PM
I am a Mvskoke Citizen. We have done wrong by our Freedmen brothers and sisters.
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A must read.👇
“From the federal level, they don’t want to deal with us. They are continuously trying to get out of the things they agreed to in these treaties,” he said. “They pass it along to the states, but the states don’t want to deal with us either.” boltsmag.org/voting-right...
“From the federal level, they don’t want to deal with us. They are continuously trying to get out of the things they agreed to in these treaties,” he said. “They pass it along to the states, but the states don’t want to deal with us either.” boltsmag.org/voting-right...
“A Law Without a Way to Enforce It” - Bolts
In North Dakota as elsewhere, Native voters face a triple threat: judges targeting the VRA, Trump officials hostile to discrimination laws, and a funding crunch depleting their work.
boltsmag.org
June 20, 2025 at 1:44 AM
A must read.👇
“From the federal level, they don’t want to deal with us. They are continuously trying to get out of the things they agreed to in these treaties,” he said. “They pass it along to the states, but the states don’t want to deal with us either.” boltsmag.org/voting-right...
“From the federal level, they don’t want to deal with us. They are continuously trying to get out of the things they agreed to in these treaties,” he said. “They pass it along to the states, but the states don’t want to deal with us either.” boltsmag.org/voting-right...
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The erasure of Native people is so pervasive in American society it follows us to the grave. A new study found that Native Americans are listed as the wrong race on their death certificates 40% of the time.
New study finds ‘statistical erasure’ of Indigenous mortality leads to under-representation - ICT News
The life expectancy of Native Americans is overestimated in official U.S. statistics
ictnews.org
June 19, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The erasure of Native people is so pervasive in American society it follows us to the grave. A new study found that Native Americans are listed as the wrong race on their death certificates 40% of the time.
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🧵As we await an opinion in the case of CITIZENSHIP BOARD OF THE MUSCOGEE (CREEK) NATION V. RHONDA K. GRAYSON, ET AL. I have some things to say because of course I do.
We can debate blood quantum all day long. It's a divisive issue and while everyone is entitled to their opinion
We can debate blood quantum all day long. It's a divisive issue and while everyone is entitled to their opinion
June 19, 2025 at 11:37 AM
🧵As we await an opinion in the case of CITIZENSHIP BOARD OF THE MUSCOGEE (CREEK) NATION V. RHONDA K. GRAYSON, ET AL. I have some things to say because of course I do.
We can debate blood quantum all day long. It's a divisive issue and while everyone is entitled to their opinion
We can debate blood quantum all day long. It's a divisive issue and while everyone is entitled to their opinion
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imprintnews.org/top-stories/... Lawsuit: Government ‘Stuck Tribes With a Bill’ for Boarding Schools
Lawsuit: Government ‘Stuck Tribes With a Bill’ for Boarding Schools
A class-action lawsuit calls on the government to provide a "full accounting" of costs borne by tribes for Indian boarding schools.
imprintnews.org
June 19, 2025 at 2:16 PM
imprintnews.org/top-stories/... Lawsuit: Government ‘Stuck Tribes With a Bill’ for Boarding Schools
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Wrote this piece for Harpers Bazaar about the life, legacy, and hate-induced murder of Jonathan Joss through the eyes of being a Two-Spirit Native person this Pride.
I hope you take a read. For Him. For all of us. 🪶
I hope you take a read. For Him. For all of us. 🪶
We All Need to Be Talking About the Murder of Jonathan Joss This Pride and Beyond
The actor, who was Comanche and White Mountain Apache, was shot in a targeted hate crime while protecting his husband.
www.harpersbazaar.com
June 18, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Wrote this piece for Harpers Bazaar about the life, legacy, and hate-induced murder of Jonathan Joss through the eyes of being a Two-Spirit Native person this Pride.
I hope you take a read. For Him. For all of us. 🪶
I hope you take a read. For Him. For all of us. 🪶
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The amount of “No One Is Illegal On Stolen Land” signs and t-shirts I saw at the No Kings Protest was beautiful. Absolutely beautiful.
Step One is Recognizing
Step Two is Returning
We want our home back.
We want our land back.
We want to show you how to build a better world here again.
Step One is Recognizing
Step Two is Returning
We want our home back.
We want our land back.
We want to show you how to build a better world here again.
June 14, 2025 at 8:48 PM
The amount of “No One Is Illegal On Stolen Land” signs and t-shirts I saw at the No Kings Protest was beautiful. Absolutely beautiful.
Step One is Recognizing
Step Two is Returning
We want our home back.
We want our land back.
We want to show you how to build a better world here again.
Step One is Recognizing
Step Two is Returning
We want our home back.
We want our land back.
We want to show you how to build a better world here again.
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Your tribe does not need to do blood quantum.
June 13, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Your tribe does not need to do blood quantum.
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BORDER PATROL: “Are you an 🇺🇸 citizen?”
🔥 NATIVE AMERICAN WOMAN: “FIRST ONES. We didn’t cross the border, the border crossed us… what are you? You’re not first born. You’re not from this f*ckin’ land. Punk-as* b*tches.”
🔥 NATIVE AMERICAN WOMAN: “FIRST ONES. We didn’t cross the border, the border crossed us… what are you? You’re not first born. You’re not from this f*ckin’ land. Punk-as* b*tches.”
June 14, 2025 at 12:57 PM
BORDER PATROL: “Are you an 🇺🇸 citizen?”
🔥 NATIVE AMERICAN WOMAN: “FIRST ONES. We didn’t cross the border, the border crossed us… what are you? You’re not first born. You’re not from this f*ckin’ land. Punk-as* b*tches.”
🔥 NATIVE AMERICAN WOMAN: “FIRST ONES. We didn’t cross the border, the border crossed us… what are you? You’re not first born. You’re not from this f*ckin’ land. Punk-as* b*tches.”