[1][3] Archambault has made a great contribution to anthropology by providing an insider's perspective to her research on Native American people.

[1] Archambault has devoted her life to teaching, researching, and administering programs relating to North American studies.

[citation needed] Now retired, she worked for the Smithsonian Institution as the Director of the American Indian program of the National Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC.

Some of her responsibilities at the museum included preserving and promoting Native American art, culture, and political anthropology.

She also acted as an ethnic liaison, supervised Native American fellowship interns, and managed a $110,000 annual program budget.