In The Moment … February 3rd, 2021 Show 984 Hour 2
Governor Kristi Noem raised almost $1 million in the fourth quarter of 2020 for her campaign; roughly 80 percent of that was from donors outside of South Dakota. It was the height of the pandemic here at home, when hundreds of people were dying weekly and hospitals were pushed to their capacity.
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Kevin Killer is President of the Oglala Sioux Tribe and a former South Dakota lawmaker.
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February 1, 2021
PINE RIDGE RESERVATION, S.D. Over the weekend, signs along S.D. Highway 73 just south of Kadoka on the border of the Pine Ridge Reservation were vandalized with hateful messages, derogatory terms, and Nazi symbols.
The signs, which serve to welcome visitors and guests on the reservation, had swastikas, the letters “KKK,” and other obscene graffiti.
Killer wrote in a statement, “As a sovereign nation within the boundaries of the State of South Dakota, the Oglala Sioux Tribe continues to extend a hand of friendship to those wanting to make a positive impact on this and future generations. We look forward to sharing our new signs welcoming visitors from around the world, shortly.”
Gov. Kristi Noem and South Dakota’s congressional delegation are criticizing President Joe Biden’s decision to cancel a permit needed to build the Keystone XL pipeline while a coalition of Indigenous people, environmental activists and some rural landowners are celebrating.
Feb 1, 2021
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) Gov. Kristi Noem and South Dakota’s congressional delegation are criticizing President Joe Biden’s decision to cancel a permit needed to build the Keystone XL pipeline while a coalition of Indigenous people, environmental activists and some rural landowners are celebrating.
TC Energy and supporters of the pipeline are hoping Biden will change his mind by viewing the pipeline as progressive when it comes to labor and the environment.
“I’m very disappointed,” Noem said. “I think it’s the wrong policy on energy, it’s the wrong policy on the environment, and it’s the wrong policy on safety. Over the years we’ve debated this pipeline and vetted it on all of those elements.”