Robert Harold Bordeaux is a Siċaƞġu Lak̇ot̄a descendant and writer and activist from Spearfish, South Dakota. Growing up disconnected from his Lak̇ot̄a family, his life has been a journey of finding his way home to the Rosebud Reservation to share space and grow in relationship with his tiwahe (family).

In his writing, he touches on this journey connecting with his Lak̇ot̄a roots as he learns from Uƞc̄i Mak̇a what it means to be a good relative and ancestor. He shares openly about his life through his books, content shared online, and speaking. Outside of writing, Bordeaux is active in carrying on his ancestors’ legacy of fighting for sovereignty through his activism around the abolition of harmful colonial systems.

His previously published work include Lovely Seeds (Central Avenue Publishing), Quiet Remnants (self-published), a short story included in the anthology Disconnected (Central Avenue Publishing) and multiple poems included in Pasque Petals (South Dakota State Poetry Society). His latest collection of poems, Prairie Bones (Wiyounkihipi Productions), is out now!