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South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem and leaders of the Cheyenne River Sioux and Oglala Sioux tribes remain in a verbal and legal standoff. The governor demands tribal leaders remove coronavirus checkpoints on roads into tribal land. Cheyenne River Chairman Harold Frazier insists the checkpoints are legal and necessary to protect citizens on the reservation. Elsewhere, tribal leaders and health officials also continue to try and find the right balance between public safety and economic survival.
Guests:
Joan Delabreau (Menominee) – Chairwoman of the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin
Dave Flute (Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate) – Secretary of Tribal Affairs for the State of South Dakota
Walter Murillo (Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma) – CEO of Native Health
Harold Frazier (Cheyenne River Sioux) – Chairman of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe
Break 1 music: Porcupine Singers’ Song (song) Porcupine Singers (artist) Alowanpi – Songs Of Honoring – Lakota Classics: Past & Present, Vol. 1 (album)
Break 2 music: D.R.E.A.M. (single) Neon Nativez (artist)
