South Dakota governor tells Sioux tribes they have 48 hours to remove Covid-19 checkpoints
However, as much as I realize that the governor and the state are in their legals rights... it's very, very hard to fault the tribes here. This illness is a wildfire that nations of the world aren't equipped to handle. Neither are Non-reservation Hospitals that are stocked with equipment and and funding from generous benefactors. In South Dakota, I believe the Tribes would have to depend on Rapid City Service Unit only.
It is understandably hard to be trusting when you are historically marginalized. And when you just take a look of the lunacy that people commit in NY, the place hit the Hardest through this whole ordeal... I completely understand their actions. They are essentially in this alone. And if others will not take measures to protect themselves, and they want into your area without cause other than they just want it? Yeah, I wouldn't want them anywhere near me as well.
Ok, first of all, hats off to the Sioux Tribes for being on point and doing what they can to protect their community.The governor of South Dakota has given an ultimatum to two Sioux tribes: Remove checkpoints on state and US highways within 48 hours or risk legal action.
Gov. Kristi Noem sent letters Friday to the leaders of the Oglala Sioux Tribe and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe demanding that checkpoints designed to prevent the spread of coronavirus on tribal land be removed, the governor's office said in a statement.
"We are strongest when we work together; this includes our battle against Covid-19," Noem said. "I request that the tribes immediately cease interfering with or regulating traffic on US and State Highways and remove all travel checkpoints."
CNN has reached out to both tribes for comment.
According to Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe checkpoint policies posted on its social media, its reservation residents may travel within South Dakota to areas the state has not deemed a Covid-19 "hotspot" if it's for an essential activity such as medical appointments or to get supplies unavailable on the reservation. But they must complete a health questionnaire when they leave and when they return every time they go through a checkpoint.
However, as much as I realize that the governor and the state are in their legals rights... it's very, very hard to fault the tribes here. This illness is a wildfire that nations of the world aren't equipped to handle. Neither are Non-reservation Hospitals that are stocked with equipment and and funding from generous benefactors. In South Dakota, I believe the Tribes would have to depend on Rapid City Service Unit only.
It is understandably hard to be trusting when you are historically marginalized. And when you just take a look of the lunacy that people commit in NY, the place hit the Hardest through this whole ordeal... I completely understand their actions. They are essentially in this alone. And if others will not take measures to protect themselves, and they want into your area without cause other than they just want it? Yeah, I wouldn't want them anywhere near me as well.
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