When friend Travis Leading Cloud heard that Jacob Archambault was killed, he thought back to the threats, thought that the cause was Archambault’s “knowledge, and his involvement, with those that were authority figures in law enforcement.â€â€¯Ìý
In addition to Jacob's mother Charlee Archambault, four other people claimed in interviews to know of threats tribal officers made against Jacob Archambault. "I knew all along, for some reason, they wanted him dead," Charlee Archambault said.
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Several people allege Rosebud Sioux tribal police made threats against Jacob Archambault before he ended up dead, at the bottom of a ravine, in an SUV riddled with police bullets.Ìý
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Loved ones, residents, former tribal officials and ex-law enforcement officers repeatedly allege that Rosebud tribal police use force unlawfully, selectively enforce the law, harass residents and violate their civil rights.Ìý
Evidence suggests that Native Americans die in police interactions at a higher rate than other groups — and that most of these deaths occur in off-reservation communities like Rapid City.Ìý
The numbers are so high that a researcher initially had a hard time believing them.ÌýA Lee Enterprises investigation gives insight about the forces that have been fueling these deaths.Ìý
Having their elders sent to boarding school or suffering from addiction "likely contributes to the moment that an Indigenous person finds themself encountering the police,†one expert said.
