South Dakota's governor will allow checkpoints on tribal roads, but not state highways

[fleur-de-lisa]

South Dakota's governor will allow checkpoints on tribal roads, but not state highways in a possible compromise

https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/13/us/south-dakota-sioux-tribes-checkpoints/index.html

South Dakota's governor on Tuesday offered what appeared to be an attempted compromise to at least one Native American tribe in a disagreement over tribes' coronavirus checkpoints.

The offer relates to checkpoints that two Sioux tribes in South Dakota established on state and US highways around their reservations to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus there.

Gov. Kristi Noem's office in recent days declared the check points illegal and demanded they be removed, and over the weekend threatened to take the matter to federal court if they weren't. The tribes declined to remove the checkpoints.

On Tuesday, Noem wrote a letter to the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe's chairman, again saying no to tribal checkpoints on US and state highways. But she said the state would be fine with the checkpoints on tribal or Bureau of Indian Affairs roads. That would include tribal roads connecting to US and state highways.

[abqtommy]

1. What an ignorant governor! (one of many) Anyone who drives here in the west knows that in

many cases a State/National highway IS a Tribal/BIA highway. Looking for a response to The Governor
in 1,2,3...Don't disappoint me, my brothers and sisters!

[2naSalit]

2. She still has no jurisdiction and would need to have federal back up...

only they won't come because they know she's talking out her ass.