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A South Dakota Native American tribe lifted its banishment on Republican governor. Kristi Noem in a letter Wednesday, offering support for her nomination to serve as secretary of Homeland Security, Fox News Digital has learned.
Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe Chairman Tony Reider wrote a letter to Noem on Wednesday informing her that the tribe’s executive committee voted to “remove the banishment” he imposed on Noem in May and congratulating her on her nomination. to join President-elect Trump’s cabinet.
The letter comes just days before Noem appears before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee for her confirmation hearing.
“I congratulate you on your nomination by President-elect Donald Trump for Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and I hereby support your nomination. I wish you the best of luck during your confirmation hearing.” Senate on January 17, 2025, and I believe that your dedication to the security of the United States will benefit us all,” Reider’s letter states, according to a copy obtained by Fox News Digital.
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Kristi Noem, South Dakota governor and President-elect Trump’s nominee for secretary of Homeland Security, arrives for a meeting with Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., not pictured, at the Capitol in Washington, DC, on December 11, 2024. . (Getty Images)
the nine native tribes in south dakota They banned Noem from accessing their reservations last year after outrage over her suggestion that tribal leaders benefit from cartels and the immigration crisis and her comments about the future of Native children. The Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe was the last tribe to ban it.
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“Their children have no hope. They don’t have parents to step up and help them. They have a tribal council or a president who is more focused on a political agenda than helping someone’s life look better.” Noem said last year in a comment that drew criticism from tribes.
Reider addressed the issue in his letter to Noem on Wednesday, explaining that the governor apologized for her previous comments and explained her comment.
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem speaks before former President Trump, the Republican presidential candidate, takes the stage during a Buckeye Values PAC rally in Vandalia, Ohio, on March 16, 2024. (Kamil Krzaczynski/AFP via Getty Images)
“One of the stipulations contained in the banishment resolution was that you apologize for comments that were made about tribe members and the education of tribe members’ children, which some found offensive. In several meetings before and after the resolution was passed, he not only explained his position, but apologized if the comments offended the Tribe. Additionally, he sought advice on how to draft such communications in the future, which the Tribe and I appreciated,” Reider wrote.
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Badlands National Park in South Dakota (Bernie Friel/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
The letter arrives as Noem prepares for it. Senate confirmation hearing Friday morning.
Trump announced Noem as his pick to lead DHS shortly after his decisive victory over Kamala Harrisciting the Republican governor’s efforts to secure the southern border, which has been overwhelmed by illegal crossings under the Biden administration.
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In it months since his nominationNoem has won endorsements from at least eight police groups or unions, including a union representing thousands of Border Patrol agents.
Louisiana Republican Governor Jeff Landry He also called on Senate lawmakers, especially Democrats, to quickly confirm Noem after the terrorist attack that rocked New Orleans on New Year’s Day.
The International Association of Firefighters, a large historically Democratic firefighters union, also recently endorsed Noem, arguing during the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles that she “understands emergency management and the importance of the government’s response to emergencies both natural as caused by man.”
