Leaders of the Oglala Sioux Tribe have told South Dakota’s governor that she is no longer welcome to visit their land after signing two bills into law regulating protests over the proposed Keystone XL pipeline.
In a May 2 letter sent to Gov. Kristi Noem, tribe president Julian Bear Runner said that"pursuant to unanimous Oglala Sioux Tribal Council Action as of May 1, 2019", the Republican governor was"not welcome" to visit their home on the Pine Ridge Reservation in Southwestern South Dakota until she rescinds support for the two laws.
SB 190 was created to establish a Pipeline Engagement Activity Coordination Expenses fund to pay for administrative costs and"extraordinary expenses," which are costs that come as a result of"opposition to a project that would not have been incurred but for pipeline construction" and can cover the performance of law enforcement officers, functions arising from pipeline construction, and prosecution of criminal offenses.
Bear Runner’s letter also recalled how a"previous president" said the pipeline was dangerous and shut it down, referencing President Barack Obama’s decision to reject the proposed pipeline in 2015. In response to the letter, Noem’s press secretary Kristin Wileman said in a statement that Noem"has spent considerable time in Pine Ridge building relationships with tribal members, visiting businesses, discussing economic development, and working with leadership," and that the announcement was"inconsistent with the interactions she has had with members of the community."
Iron Eyes said he does not recall a situation where a sitting governor or elected official had been banned from the reservation, and that the tribal council never deliberated banishment and does not expect it to reach that point.
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