PINE RIDGE: Oglala Lakota enforce border checkpoints after the threat from South Dakota State Governor
Article by Brenda Norrell
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May 10, 2020
May 10, 2020
PINE RIDGE, South Dakota -- Oglala Lakota Police are manning protective roadblocks at the tribal border entrances right now, as South Dakota State threatens Native Nations over their roadblocks.
Oglala Lakota and Cheyenne River Lakota in South Dakota have border checkpoints to protect their members from outsiders bringing in coronavirus.
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem on Friday told Native American Nations that they have 48 hours to take down road checkpoints. The Republican governor said she would take legal action if the tribes didn't remove the checkpoints in 48 hours.
Both the Oglala Sioux and the Cheyenne River Sioux set up the checkpoints during April in an attempt to lock down their lands amid fears infections could decimate members.
On the same day, Mother's Day, the Navajo Nation reports 149 new cases of coronavirus within 24 hours. There have been two more deaths, bringing the total to 100 deaths. The total number of cases is 3,122.
In South Dakota, Cheyenne River Lakota Chairman Harold Frazier responded to the South Dakota Governor's "fiery rhetoric" in the media and said the governor never contacted his office with the threats about border checkpoints.
Chairman Frazier reaffirmed the tribe's position to protect its members during this time, as the coronavirus spreads through South Dakota. Chairman Frazier said South Dakota Gov. Noem did not contact him -- but instead made statements in the media with threats over the tribe's border checkpoints.
During his weekly radio broadcast, Chairman Frazier said the most important action is to save lives. Read more at Censored News.
Meanwhile, South Dakota State legislators told Gov. Noem that the state has no jurisdiction on Native American lands. Read more.
In the state of South Dakota, the largest number of coronavirus cases are the result of an outbreak at the Smithfield pork processing plant in Sioux Falls. It is responsible for 1,098 coronavirus cases, about one-third of those in the state, and two deaths.
Meanwhile, South Dakota State legislators told Gov. Noem that the state has no jurisdiction on Native American lands. Read more.
In the state of South Dakota, the largest number of coronavirus cases are the result of an outbreak at the Smithfield pork processing plant in Sioux Falls. It is responsible for 1,098 coronavirus cases, about one-third of those in the state, and two deaths.
