South Dakota Governor Banned from Sioux Reservation After Her Remarks on the Border

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Never let it be said that Indians don’t do irony.

Leaders of the Oglala Sioux Tribe in South Dakota’s Pine Ridge Reservation have banished South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem from their territory over comments Noem made about the disgraceful state of the U.S. border with Mexico, according to news reports.

Apparently, the tribe understands that sovereign nations should control who crosses their borders.

According to The Dakota Scout, a South Dakota news outlet, Noem infuriated the Oglala leaders when she discussed how the porous southern border is contributing to crime in her state, including cartel activity on Indian reservation territory.

“The cartels are here in South Dakota, and they are perpetuating violence and criminal activity daily on South Dakota families,” Noem said in an address to the state Legislature. “They are killing our children with their drugs and trafficking.”

Apparently, Oglala Sioux Tribe President Frank Star Comes Out has two problems with Noem’s statements.

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