{"id":37016,"date":"2024-04-19T19:54:36","date_gmt":"2024-04-20T00:54:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unitedresourceconnection.org\/cannon-ball-nd-58528\/gov-kristi-noem-banned-from-fourth-south-dakota-reservation\/"},"modified":"2024-04-19T19:54:40","modified_gmt":"2024-04-20T00:54:40","slug":"gov-kristi-noem-banned-from-fourth-south-dakota-reservation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unitedresourceconnection.org\/cannon-ball-nd-58528\/gov-kristi-noem-banned-from-fourth-south-dakota-reservation\/","title":{"rendered":"Gov. Kristi Noem banned from fourth South Dakota reservation"},"content":{"rendered":"
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<\/em> The Rosebud Sioux Tribal Flag was finally returned to the tribe after numerous requests were ignored by Gov. Kristi Noem.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The Oglala Sioux Tribe banished Noem in February after she\u00a0spoke to the Legislature<\/a>\u00a0alleging Mexican drug cartels have infiltrated reservations. The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe banned Noem earlier this month for comments she made\u00a0at a town hall in Winner<\/a>, alleging some tribal leaders are \u201cpersonally benefiting\u201d from cartels. The\u00a0Standing Rock Sioux Tribe<\/a>\u00a0and Rosebud Sioux Tribe banned Noem this week for her comments and in solidarity.<\/p>\n

Five tribes have demanded an apology from Noem since the town hall.\u00a0She has not issued an apology, but has issued press releases calling on tribes to \u201cbanish the cartels.<\/a>\u201d<\/p>\n

Coupled with her calls to banish the cartels, Noem has encouraged tribal governments to participate in partnerships with the South Dakota Highway Patrol to provide temporary law enforcement on reservations, and this week she offered a state law enforcement course for prospective tribal police. She has also called on the federal government to\u00a0audit funding to the tribes<\/a>\u00a0to \u201cdetermine the scope\u201d of underfunding to the nine tribal nations in South Dakota.<\/p>\n

\u201cTribal leaders should immediately banish the Mexican drug cartels that are responsible for murders, rapes, drug addiction, and many more crimes on tribal lands,\u201d Noem said in an emailed statement to South Dakota Searchlight. \u201cThe people in the communities live with unspeakable horrors and tragedy every day, but banishing me for telling the truth about the suffering does nothing to solve the problems. It may play well for the leftist media, but in reality, it\u2019s pointless. The real question you should be asking is: \u2018Why won\u2019t tribal leaders banish the Mexican drug cartels who are responsible for this devastation?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

In a news release announcing the banishment, Rosebud Sioux Tribe officials said the ban is justified not just because of Noem\u2019s recent comments but because of a strained relationship since she took office in 2019.<\/p>\n

\u00a0South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem speaks to members of the public at a town hall in Mitchell on March 13, 2024. (Makenzie Huber\/South Dakota Searchlight)<\/p>\n

\u201cGovernor Noem claims she wants to establish meaningful relationships with Tribes to improve solutions for systemic problems,\u201d the release said. \u201cHowever, her actions as Governor blatantly show otherwise. The recent racial disparaging allegations made against Native students, parents, Tribal Councils, and Tribal leaders have led to further division and distrust of Tribal-state relations.\u201d<\/p>\n

Examples of Noem\u2019s alleged \u201cdisingenuous nature toward Native Americans\u201d during her tenure as governor cited in the news release include:<\/p>\n