
The Legion actress Amber Midthunder has no husband and is yet to tie the knot. But she does have a boyfriend, who, like Amber, has indigenous roots.
Amber began dating model River Thomas in 2021 but has never discussed her relationship and dating life in the media. Midthunder, 27, comes from a family with roots in the entertainment industry.

She began her career as a child actress and received her career breakthrough with the TV series Legion in 2017. In 2022, Prey became Hulu’s most-watched premiere and became the first franchise film to star a primarily Indigenous cast.
In 2024, Midthunder appeared in a recurring role as Princess Yue in the live-action series Avatar: The Last Airbender starring Gordon Cormier, Kiawentiio, Ian Ousley, and Dallas Liu.
The 27-year-old actress will be next seen with Jack Quaid in the 2025 action film Novocaine. She also recently landed the lead role in the action comedy titled Naughty. Her other upcoming projects include Rez Ball and Opus.
Does Amber Midthunder Have A Husband Or Boyfriend?
The Prey famed actress Amber Midthunder has no husband, but that doesn’t mean she is single. The American actress is in a relationship with model River Thomas.
The pair has tried to keep its relationship out of the public limelight. Amber has never been heard talking about her relationship in any interviews.
But in social media, it’s a different case. The young couple hasn’t shied away from showing their love on Instagram.
Who Is Amber Midthunder’s Boyfriend, River Thomas?
Standing tall at 6’5, River Thomas certainly ticked one of the qualities needed to be a model. But modeling was never the first love for Thomas.
Born and raised in North Battleford, a city in west-central Saskatchewan, Canada, Thomas has Indigenous roots. In his interview with Saskatoon CTV News in 2022, Thomas expressed he always wanted to be a role model in his community.
He had seen many in his community fall victim to drug addiction and had promised his parents he would never follow the same path. A man with a strong determination to uphold his promise, Thomas didn’t deter from his promise when he came to Los Angeles to further his modeling career.

Growing up, Thomas had no interest in modeling. But call it destiny if you want. While at Frontier Mall, Thomas and his sisters were asked if they could model for a fashion show happening at the mall.
A young Thomas didn’t make much of it. When he was 20, modeling returned to his life. A lady named Tishynah Buffalo asked him to model for a fashion show. He did it, but again, he had no interest in pursuing a modeling career.
He was offered several modeling contracts but refused them all as he wanted to pursue education after high school.
River spent six years with the 38th Combat Engineer Regiment in the military reserves and later enrolled at Olds College after they saw his volleyball talent.
Thomas graduated with a Surface Land Management diploma in 2021 and decided now that he had secured his future, he could use his degree to fall back if his modeling career didn’t pan out.
River’s Career As A Model: From Saskatchewan To Vogue
River Thomas’ modeling career kick-started in 2017 when he crossed paths with Tishynah Buffalo. Tishynah loved River’s looks and hired him as one of her models for London Fashion Week.
River has shared several photographs from the day of his ramp walk on his Instagram handle. After completing his photoshoots, River returned to his military duty and put a pause on his modeling career.
While serving in the military and pursuing his diploma, River did modeling here and there. In 2019, he modeled for Nipii Designs at the Best of the Prairies Fashion Show.
Throughout his career, River has mostly supported and modeled for indigenous brands. In 2021, River announced his collaboration with Section Thirty-Five and said working with them was a dream come true.

A year later, in 2022, Thomas walked in New York Fashion Week for Indigenous Fashion designer Stephanie Grace Gamble. A month later, River modeled for Native American artist and designer Lauren Good Day.
Since then, River has modeled several times for Lauren. In 2022, River was featured in Vogue’s August Edition for his part in the Sante Fe Indian Market’s 100th anniversary.
Thomas got to model for Vogue while working at the Santa Fe Indian markets for Lauren Good Day’s collection.
In March, Thomas worked with designer Naiomi Glasses for Ralph Lauren. So, the only way has been up for River, and he hasn’t had to use his degree yet.
Amber Midthunder And River Thomas Relationship
With the pair wanting to keep their relationship as private as possible, Amber and River haven’t revealed how or when they met.
But they declared their love for each other on social media in 2021. On October 10, 2021, Amber and River shared a post with the same caption, “Like ya lots.”
Amber shared a gallery of images, whereas River chose to post two pictures. In December 2021, the couple shared photographs from their modeling session with Products of My Environment.

Since then, Amber hasn’t shared any posts with her boyfriend on her Instagram handle. Meanwhile, River has showcased his love for his girlfriend several times on his social media handle.
After it hit the theatres, River shared a lengthy post for Amber’s movie, Prey. The two also were seen loved up during the movie’s red carpet event.
In January, the pair attended the 75th Creative Arts Emmy ceremony together. The model shared a carousel of images from the event, including him and Amber sharing a sweet hug.
Amber Midthunder Family Has Indigenous Roots
The American actress Amber Midthunder was born in the Navajo Nation in Shiprock, New Mexico. She comes from the Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes.
Amber’s mother, Angelique Midthunder, is an Emmy-nominated casting director. Angelique has Thai-Chinese ancestry and met Amber’s father, David, in 1995 while working on the Japanese film East Meets West.
She began her career in the mid-1990s and received her first and only Emmy nomination for the TV movie Georgia O’Keefee in 2009.

Angelique was the casting director for the TV series Reservation Dogs, a show in which her daughter also appeared for one episode.
In November 2023, the mother-daughter duo was the guest speaker at UNC Pembroke for the Strong Ties II: A Day of Indigenous Excellence event.
Amber gets her native roots from her dad, David Midthunder, an actor of Native American descent. David has been working in movies since 1986, with his recent project being Echo, the TV miniseries.

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