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A Native American people successful South Dakota lifted its banishment connected Republican Gov. Kristi Noem successful a missive Wednesday, offering its endorsement of her information to service arsenic caput of Homeland Security, Fox News Digital has learned.
Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe President Tony Reider wrote a missive to Noem Wednesday informing her the tribe's enforcement committee voted to "remove the banishment" it placed connected Noem successful May and congratulated her for her information to service successful President-elect Trump's cabinet.
The missive comes conscionable days earlier Noem is scheduled to look earlier the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee for her confirmation hearing.
"I commend you connected your information by President Elect Donald Trump to the presumption of Secretary of U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and hereby enactment your nomination. I privation you the champion of luck during the Senate confirmation proceeding connected January 17, 2025, and judge that your dedication to the information and information of the United States volition payment america all," Reider's missive states, according to a transcript obtained by Fox News Digital.
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All 9 native tribes successful South Dakota banned Noem from their reservations past twelvemonth aft outrage implicit her proposition that tribal leaders payment from cartels and the migration situation and comments regarding autochthonal children's futures. The Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe was the past people to prohibition her.
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"Their kids don’t person immoderate hope. They don’t person parents who amusement up and assistance them. They person a tribal assembly oregon a president who focuses connected a governmental docket much than they attraction astir really helping somebody’s beingness look better," Noem said past twelvemonth successful a remark that drew disapproval from tribes.
Reider addressed the contented successful his missive to Noem Wednesday, explaining that the politician has apologized for her erstwhile remarks and explained her commentary.
"One of the stipulations contained successful the banishment solution was that you apologize for the comments that were made regarding tribal members and the acquisition of tribal subordinate children which were deemed violative by some. In respective meetings earlier and aft the solution was passed, you not lone explained your position, but apologized if the comments offended the Tribe. You additionally sought proposal connected however to operation specified communications moving forward, which the Tribe and I appreciated," Reider wrote.
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The missive comes arsenic Noem prepares for her Senate confirmation hearing Friday morning.
Trump announced Noem arsenic his prime to pb DHS soon aft his decisive triumph implicit Kamala Harris, citing the Republican governor's efforts to unafraid the confederate border, which has been overwhelmed by amerciable crossings nether the Biden administration.
In the months since her nomination, Noem has picked up endorsements from astatine slightest 8 constabulary groups oregon unions, including a national that represents thousands of Border Patrol agents.
Republican Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry besides called connected Senate lawmakers, astir notably Democrats, to swiftly corroborate Noem aft a violent onslaught that shook New Orleans connected New Year's Day.
The International Association of Fire Fighters, a large, historically Democratic firefighter union, besides precocious endorsed Noem, arguing during the raging wildfires successful Los Angeles she "understands exigency absorption and the value of authorities effect to emergencies some earthy and man-made."
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