South Dakota tribe says Gov. Noem getting bad advice, calls for resignations

In banishing governor, Flandreau Santee Sioux's Executive Council also targets Tribal Secretary David Flute

South Dakota Tribal Relations Secretary David Flute speaks to the Legisature’s State-Tribal Relations Committee during a meeting in Flandreau in summer 2023. (Joe Sneve / The Dakota Scout)

Gov. Kristi Noem’s latest banishment by a tribal government also comes with calls for leadership changes at the state Capitol – and not just within her office.

The Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe’s (FSST) Executive Council has joined the state’s eight other tribal governments in banning or moving legislation for a ban on the second-term governor from reservation land – the Yankton Sioux Tribe’s Business and Claims Committee voted to support a ban but is awaiting final action.

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