South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem says she will take legal action against two Native American tribes for refusing orders to remove highway checkpoints onto tribal land — which were an effort to prevent the spread of the coronavirus on reservations.
last Friday, the Republican governor said the state would take legal action if the tribes did not remove the checkpoints within 48 hours. As of Monday night it was unclear whether the state had filed court papers.require residents and nonresidents to fill out a health questionnaire each time they enter or leave tribal lands. They also limit nonresidents from entering the reservations unless on essential business or if the tribal government has granted them a travel permit.
The governor added that it is her office's responsibility to facilitate access through each reservation — a spread of more than 15,000 square miles combined. Frazier and Oglala Sioux Tribe President Julian Bear Runner contend that the tribal measures were put in place out of concern that an outbreak could overwhelm their limited health care facilities.
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