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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Michelle Del Rey

Native tribe accepts Kristi Noem’s apology and lifts her banishment ahead of confirmation hearing

A year after all native tribes in South Dakota banned Republican Governor Kristi Noem from their reservations, one is welcoming her back with open arms.

On Tuesday, the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe voted to rescind Noem’s “banishment,” which reservation leaders passed in May. The governor has been tapped as President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and her confirmation hearing is scheduled for Friday.

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