
The Crow Creek Sioux tribe joined others in denouncing a far-right Republican for offensive remarks made earlier this year, suggesting that Indigenous leaders have connections to drug cartels.

“We’ve got some tribal leaders that I believe are personally benefiting from the cartels being there, and that’s why they attack me every day,” Noem claimed back in March.

Additionally, she made comments regarding Indigenous families: “Their kids don’t have any hope. They don’t have parents who show up and help them.”

“They have a tribal council or a president who focuses on a political agenda more than they care about actually helping somebody’s life look better.”

Kyle Loudner, a member of the Crow Creek Sioux tribal council, informed The Dakota Scout that “the people voted unanimously to ban her along with the tribal council for her derogatory remarks about the tribes and cartels.”

Loudner added, the ban was also in response to “the remarks she made about the children being nobodies their whole lives because of the parents.”

Prior to this, she had already been barred by the Oglala Sioux tribe, the Cheyenne River Sioux tribe, the Rosebud Sioux tribe, and the Standing Rock Sioux tribe.

Her admission in a memoir about shooting one of her dogs due to its behavior sparked widespread criticism.

Following recent bans by the Yankton Sioux tribe and Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate tribe, the Crow Creek Sioux tribe joined others in prohibiting Noem from entering their territories.

Only the Lower Brule and Flandreau Santee Sioux tribe reservations in South Dakota have not yet imposed a ban on the governor.

Apart from the backlash over her disparaging remarks towards Indigenous communities, Noem has faced additional controversies.

Furthermore, false claims in the book about meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and canceling a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron have been refuted by the French government.

These negative incidents coincided with Noem being considered as a potential running mate for Donald Trump in the 2024 election.
