Trust for Public Land Announces Jodi Archambault as a National Board Member

Trust for Public Land (TPL) announced today that Jodi Archambault has joined TPL’s National Board of Directors to help accelerate connecting every community to the joys and benefits of the outdoors.

“Joining Trust for Public Land’s National Board of Directors is a profound honor for me, drawing on my deep connection to the outdoors rooted in my upbringing on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation and my proud identity as an enrolled member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe (Hunkpapa and Oglala Lakota),” said Jodi Archambault, member of TPL’s National Board of Directors. “As the former advisorto the President for Native American Affairs, I’ve witnessed the transformative power of policy and community engagement firsthand. My experiences and leadership have fueled my commitment to advancing equity and justice across the outdoors for all. I am excited to further this mission.”

Jodi Archambault is an enrolled member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe (Hunkpapa and Oglala Lakota) and was raised on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. She is the former Special Assistant to the President for Native American Affairs on the White House Domestic Policy Council and was also the first Native American to serve as the White House Associate Director of Intergovernmental Affairs.

As Founding President and CEO of ANPO, Jodi chose the Lakota Language word anpo for because it signifies the morning dawn and the awakening of a new day with boundless possibility. In her policy and rights advocacy work, she influenced key legislative changes, including amendments to the Violence Against Women Act and the Stafford Act, and protections for Native Nations’ ancestral and religious freedoms. Jodi also served as Senior Policy Advisor with Sonosky, Chambers, Sachse, Endreson & Perry, LLP, providing critical support for the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s resistance to the Dakota Access Pipeline.

Jodi obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Government and Native American Studies at Dartmouth College University of Minnesota’s Humphrey School of Public Affairs, where she graduated with a Master of Public Administration degree, fortified her belief that the enduring wisdom of Indigenous Peoples is integral to our shared and collective future.

Parks across the country are an essential part of improving public health, protecting vulnerable communities from the impacts of the climate crisis and building strong community cohesion. And yet, 100 million people, including 28 million kids, do not have access to a quality park within a 10-minute walk from home. Access to the outdoors is a fundamental human need — yet there is a significant outdoor equity gap in America. Parks located in communities of color are half the size of parks in predominantly white neighborhoods and serve five times more people per acre. TPL aim to change that and is leading a nationwide movement to close this outdoor equity gap by creating parks in the communities that need them most.

Trust for Public Land conserves land for people to enjoy as parks, gardens, and natural areas, ensuring livable communities for generations to come.

About Trust for Public Land

Trust for Public Land (TPL) is a national nonprofit that works to connect everyone to the benefits and joys of the outdoors. As a leader in equitable access to the outdoors, TPL works with communities to create parks and protect public land where they are needed most. Since 1972, TPL has protected more than 4 million acres of public land, created more than 5,420 parks, trails, schoolyards, and iconic outdoor places, raised $94 billion in public funding for parks and public lands, and connected nearly 9.7 million people to the outdoors. To learn more, visit tpl.org.