Thread of documents related to SD Gov. Noem telling the Oglala + Cheyenne River Sioux tribes to take down their COVID-19 prevention checkpoints. Including the tribes’ responses.
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April 8 memo to tribes from the Bureau of Indian Affairs:
https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/rapidcityjournal.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/f/39/f3916ae9-2096-57b4-a372-23350cd2245f/5eb61803b538e.pdf.pdf
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May 8 news release+letter from Noem to the Oglala and Cheyenne River Sioux tribes:
https://news.sd.gov/newsitem.aspx?id=26770
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May 8 response from CRST Chairman Frazier:
https://twitter.com/crstchairman/status/1258878044032454666?s=21
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May 8 (released publicly on May 9) response from OST President Bear Runner:
https://twitter.com/ostofficial1/status/1259308757475102721?s=21
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Not a document but here is my May 7 article on why tribes in SD are taking COVID-19 prevention measures so seriously. Article links to my other stories about specific measures taken by the OST+CRST.
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Here is the OST’s border monitoring/ checkpoint ordinance: https://twitter.com/ostofficial1/status/1245870091184435207?s=21
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Docs on the CRST’s checkpoints. Click on the “executive orders,” “FAQ,” and “checkpoint info” tabs for more info:
https://www.crstcoronavirusupdates.com/
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Also not a document but it’s “documentation” of things that have been said:
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Federal appeals court ruling that may be relevant: “Absent tribal consent, we hold the State of South Dakota has no jurisdiction over the highways running through Indian lands in the state.”
https://casetext.com/case/rosebud-sioux-tribe-v-state-of-sd
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