Gov. Kristi Noem Now Banished By Every Single South Dakota Tribe

All nine indigenous tribes in South Dakota have now banned Gov. Kristi Noem from entering their land in response to the Republican’s offensive claims about the roughly 70,000 Native people who live in her state.

The Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe, the ninth and final tribe to take such action, announced its decision Tuesday, after its executive board held an emergency meeting about the matter over the weekend and then met with Noem’s office Monday.

Until Noem issues an apology, “the people of the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe stand with our fellow nations,” a statement obtained by South Dakota media outlets read.

This ban means Noem, who’s been floated as a presidential running mate for presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump, is now banned from 20% of her state’s land.

At Monday’s meeting between Noem and tribe leadership, the announcement continued, tribe president Tony Reider “informed the governor that a ban from our territories is imminent and requested that the Governor refrain from making future blanket statements that offend the tribes within the boundaries of the State of South Dakota, some of which depend on state services for the needs of their people.”

The emergency meeting over the weekend “was contentious at times, as some members vocalized their opposition,” the statement noted.

The announcement comes just a week after the Flandreau Santee Sioux told The Daily Beast it didn’t have plans to ban Noem, making it the state’s one holdout until now.

“The governor has her agenda; we have ours,” the tribe’s communications director, Francis Wakeman, said at the time. “We’re just continuing forward. So, we’re not going to get into the issue of banning the governor or anything at this time.”

Tribes began banishing Noem