SD Governor To Tribes, Drop Road Blocks. Tribes say No.

[colfax_m]

This is interesting. The governor of SD thinks she has any control over the Indian sovereign nations in her state. She doesn't. The checkpoints are on Indian land. Sovereign and separate from the US. The governor has no jurisdiction.

They have the right to prevent people from catching the virus. They have a high rate of infections now. All they're trying to do is stop the rate of infection so people won't die.

The governor is threatening legal action. It will be interesting to see how this works out.

Noem demands tribes remove travel checkpoints on Indian reservations

State threatens legal action if checkpoints at a pair of South Dakota tribes aren't removed in 48 hours.

www.argusleader.com

A highway isn't tribal land dude, lol

Sounds like a really good question for a court to decide.

 

[toobfreak]

This is interesting. The governor of SD thinks she has any control over the Indian sovereign nations in her state. She doesn't. The checkpoints are on Indian land. Sovereign and separate from the US. The governor has no jurisdiction.

They have the right to prevent people from catching the virus. They have a high rate of infections now. All they're trying to do is stop the rate of infection so people won't die.

The governor is threatening legal action. It will be interesting to see how this works out.

Noem demands tribes remove travel checkpoints on Indian reservations

State threatens legal action if checkpoints at a pair of South Dakota tribes aren't removed in 48 hours.

www.argusleader.com

WAIT A MINUTE:

• It's THEIR land.
• Indian territory is a sovereign nation even if the US gov has no respect for their allodial rights!
• They are simply practicing the very thing the US gov says it WANTS: social isolation and distancing.
• Didn't New Mexico do this very thing, close down all roads in and out of Gallup, NM?
• I'm betting no Chinese have headed into the Indian nations.
• Why is the US gov always the most hypocritical? They are FOR everything that favors THEM, against anything which does not!

Fuck the governor. Indians stand firm.

Good post, except we're talking about the US highway here, not the tribal land itself.

Who told them to run the highways through Indian territory? Have you reviewed the state agreements with the Indians in doing so? Crossing into Indian territory makes those section of highway Indian property subject to Indian jurisdiction to be used at their sole discretion. I respect Indian rights and property.

By all rights, the Indians should charge a toll just for crossing across their land.

 

[Wyatt earp]

This is interesting. The governor of SD thinks she has any control over the Indian sovereign nations in her state. She doesn't. The checkpoints are on Indian land. Sovereign and separate from the US. The governor has no jurisdiction.

They have the right to prevent people from catching the virus. They have a high rate of infections now. All they're trying to do is stop the rate of infection so people won't die.

The governor is threatening legal action. It will be interesting to see how this works out.

Noem demands tribes remove travel checkpoints on Indian reservations

State threatens legal action if checkpoints at a pair of South Dakota tribes aren't removed in 48 hours.

www.argusleader.com

WAIT A MINUTE:

• It's THEIR land.
• Indian territory is a sovereign nation even if the US gov has no respect for their allodial rights!
• They are simply practicing the very thing the US gov says it WANTS: social isolation and distancing.
• Didn't New Mexico do this very thing, close down all roads in and out of Gallup, NM?
• I'm betting no Chinese have headed into the Indian nations.
• Why is the US gov always the most hypocritical? They are FOR everything that favors THEM, against anything which does not!

Fuck the governor. Indians stand firm.

Interstate commerce ...

Reading the story they setup check points on highways

 

[Dana7360]

This is interesting. The governor of SD thinks she has any control over the Indian sovereign nations in her state. She doesn't. The checkpoints are on Indian land. Sovereign and separate from the US. The governor has no jurisdiction.

They have the right to prevent people from catching the virus. They have a high rate of infections now. All they're trying to do is stop the rate of infection so people won't die.

The governor is threatening legal action. It will be interesting to see how this works out.

Noem demands tribes remove travel checkpoints on Indian reservations

State threatens legal action if checkpoints at a pair of South Dakota tribes aren't removed in 48 hours.

www.argusleader.com

A highway isn't tribal land dude, lol

Sounds like a really good question for a court to decide.

The highway and cement might not be theirs, I don't know no one has provided any proof of that, the land that highway is on belongs to the Indians. It's their land.

If they didn't want the Indians to have any control of that highway they shouldn't have built it on Indian land.

 

[Wyatt earp]

This is interesting. The governor of SD thinks she has any control over the Indian sovereign nations in her state. She doesn't. The checkpoints are on Indian land. Sovereign and separate from the US. The governor has no jurisdiction.

They have the right to prevent people from catching the virus. They have a high rate of infections now. All they're trying to do is stop the rate of infection so people won't die.

The governor is threatening legal action. It will be interesting to see how this works out.

Noem demands tribes remove travel checkpoints on Indian reservations

State threatens legal action if checkpoints at a pair of South Dakota tribes aren't removed in 48 hours.

www.argusleader.com

A highway isn't tribal land dude, lol

Sounds like a really good question for a court to decide.

The highway and cement might not be theirs, I don't know no one has provided any proof of that, the land that highway is on belongs to the Indians. It's their land.

If they didn't want the Indians to have any control of that highway they shouldn't have built it on Indian land.

It was built in the 1950s, the tribe celebrated it for economic interest.

 

[mudwhistle]

“Sovereign nation” my ass. They suck on the teat of the Federal government.

you mean the government that has repeatedly lied to them since the establishment of the reservation system?

The government that has repeatedly violated treaties with Native Americans?

The government that did its best to perpetrate genocide on Native Americans?

Yep.....and everyone who has done that to Native Americans for the last 200 years is still alive and working in the government....so yes....you can blame everything that happened in the past 200 years on one Republican governor who has won the hearts of the people in her state because of her courage and leadership capabilities.

 

[gulfman]

The South Dakota Governor needs to read up on George Custer

 

[colfax_m]

This is interesting. The governor of SD thinks she has any control over the Indian sovereign nations in her state. She doesn't. The checkpoints are on Indian land. Sovereign and separate from the US. The governor has no jurisdiction.

They have the right to prevent people from catching the virus. They have a high rate of infections now. All they're trying to do is stop the rate of infection so people won't die.

The governor is threatening legal action. It will be interesting to see how this works out.

Noem demands tribes remove travel checkpoints on Indian reservations

State threatens legal action if checkpoints at a pair of South Dakota tribes aren't removed in 48 hours.

www.argusleader.com

A highway isn't tribal land dude, lol

Sounds like a really good question for a court to decide.

The highway and cement might not be theirs, I don't know no one has provided any proof of that, the land that highway is on belongs to the Indians. It's their land.

If they didn't want the Indians to have any control of that highway they shouldn't have built it on Indian land.

Well, maybe Trump supporters can get on board with the native American tribes having control over their border

 

[petro]

This is interesting. The governor of SD thinks she has any control over the Indian sovereign nations in her state. She doesn't. The checkpoints are on Indian land. Sovereign and separate from the US. The governor has no jurisdiction.

They have the right to prevent people from catching the virus. They have a high rate of infections now. All they're trying to do is stop the rate of infection so people won't die.

The governor is threatening legal action. It will be interesting to see how this works out.

Noem demands tribes remove travel checkpoints on Indian reservations

State threatens legal action if checkpoints at a pair of South Dakota tribes aren't removed in 48 hours.

www.argusleader.com

A highway isn't tribal land dude, lol

Sounds like a really good question for a court to decide.

The highway and cement might not be theirs, I don't know no one has provided any proof of that, the land that highway is on belongs to the Indians. It's their land.

If they didn't want the Indians to have any control of that highway they shouldn't have built it on Indian land.

You know nothing about rural highway right of way.
Our highway department in MN will remove any obstruction or fencing put up by property owners that intrudes into the right of way. That land belongs to the state. Even is marked as being so along many of our highways. Different than a utility easement which goes back to adjoining property owners if abandoned. Frequently we have idiots putting snowfencing up to force snowmobiles out of the ditch onto the roadway because some idiot doesn't want them crossing the end of their driveway. The state will force the property owner to remove or they will at owners expense.

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Railways right of way are owned and policed by the Railroad companies.

 

[toobfreak]

This is interesting. The governor of SD thinks she has any control over the Indian sovereign nations in her state. She doesn't. The checkpoints are on Indian land. Sovereign and separate from the US. The governor has no jurisdiction.

They have the right to prevent people from catching the virus. They have a high rate of infections now. All they're trying to do is stop the rate of infection so people won't die.

The governor is threatening legal action. It will be interesting to see how this works out.

Noem demands tribes remove travel checkpoints on Indian reservations

State threatens legal action if checkpoints at a pair of South Dakota tribes aren't removed in 48 hours.

www.argusleader.com

A highway isn't tribal land dude, lol

Sounds like a really good question for a court to decide.

The highway and cement might not be theirs, I don't know no one has provided any proof of that, the land that highway is on belongs to the Indians. It's their land.

If they didn't want the Indians to have any control of that highway they shouldn't have built it on Indian land.

You know nothing about rural highway right of way.
Our highway department in MN will remove any obstruction or fencing put up by property owners that intrudes into the right of way. That land belongs to the state. Even is marked as being so along many of our highways. Different than a utility easement which goes back to adjoining property owners if abandoned. Frequently we have idiots putting snowfencing up to force snowmobiles out of the ditch onto the roadway because some idiot doesn't want them crossing the end of their driveway. The state will force the property owner to remove or they will at owners expense.

Railways right of way are owned and policed by the Railroad companies.

That's all fine and good because all of the land involved is within the territorial taxing authority ownership of the United States. Indian Land is like another country. Still waiting for someone to show me the agreement signed when the Indians allowed the state to build across their land. If the state had the uncontested RIGHT OF WAY on those highways, then why didn't they just immediately remove the blockades!

 

[petro]

This is interesting. The governor of SD thinks she has any control over the Indian sovereign nations in her state. She doesn't. The checkpoints are on Indian land. Sovereign and separate from the US. The governor has no jurisdiction.

They have the right to prevent people from catching the virus. They have a high rate of infections now. All they're trying to do is stop the rate of infection so people won't die.

The governor is threatening legal action. It will be interesting to see how this works out.

Noem demands tribes remove travel checkpoints on Indian reservations

State threatens legal action if checkpoints at a pair of South Dakota tribes aren't removed in 48 hours.

www.argusleader.com

A highway isn't tribal land dude, lol

Sounds like a really good question for a court to decide.

The highway and cement might not be theirs, I don't know no one has provided any proof of that, the land that highway is on belongs to the Indians. It's their land.

If they didn't want the Indians to have any control of that highway they shouldn't have built it on Indian land.

You know nothing about rural highway right of way.
Our highway department in MN will remove any obstruction or fencing put up by property owners that intrudes into the right of way. That land belongs to the state. Even is marked as being so along many of our highways. Different than a utility easement which goes back to adjoining property owners if abandoned. Frequently we have idiots putting snowfencing up to force snowmobiles out of the ditch onto the roadway because some idiot doesn't want them crossing the end of their driveway. The state will force the property owner to remove or they will at owners expense.

Railways right of way are owned and policed by the Railroad companies.

That's all fine and good because all of the land involved is within the territorial taxing authority ownership of the United States. Indian Land is like another country. Still waiting for someone to show me the agreement signed when the Indians allowed the state to build across their land. If the state had the uncontested RIGHT OF WAY on those highways, then why didn't they just immediately remove the blockades!

Don't know the particulars of that tribe, but the Souix tribe near Twin Cities is working with the state and county to refurbish a heavily used highway that serves the richest casino in the Twin Cities. They wanted the new improvements.

 

[toobfreak]

This is interesting. The governor of SD thinks she has any control over the Indian sovereign nations in her state. She doesn't. The checkpoints are on Indian land. Sovereign and separate from the US. The governor has no jurisdiction.

They have the right to prevent people from catching the virus. They have a high rate of infections now. All they're trying to do is stop the rate of infection so people won't die.

The governor is threatening legal action. It will be interesting to see how this works out.

Noem demands tribes remove travel checkpoints on Indian reservations

State threatens legal action if checkpoints at a pair of South Dakota tribes aren't removed in 48 hours.

www.argusleader.com

A highway isn't tribal land dude, lol

Sounds like a really good question for a court to decide.

The highway and cement might not be theirs, I don't know no one has provided any proof of that, the land that highway is on belongs to the Indians. It's their land.

If they didn't want the Indians to have any control of that highway they shouldn't have built it on Indian land.

You know nothing about rural highway right of way.
Our highway department in MN will remove any obstruction or fencing put up by property owners that intrudes into the right of way. That land belongs to the state. Even is marked as being so along many of our highways. Different than a utility easement which goes back to adjoining property owners if abandoned. Frequently we have idiots putting snowfencing up to force snowmobiles out of the ditch onto the roadway because some idiot doesn't want them crossing the end of their driveway. The state will force the property owner to remove or they will at owners expense.

Railways right of way are owned and policed by the Railroad companies.

That's all fine and good because all of the land involved is within the territorial taxing authority ownership of the United States. Indian Land is like another country. Still waiting for someone to show me the agreement signed when the Indians allowed the state to build across their land. If the state had the uncontested RIGHT OF WAY on those highways, then why didn't they just immediately remove the blockades!

Don't know the particulars of that tribe, but the Souix tribe near Twin Cities is working with the state and county to refurbish a heavily used highway that serves the richest casino in the Twin Cities. They wanted the new improvements.

They also probably have a vested interest in the casino. But again, that is THEIR CHOICE. In the case of said highways, they have opted to CLOSE THEM.

 

[petro]

This is interesting. The governor of SD thinks she has any control over the Indian sovereign nations in her state. She doesn't. The checkpoints are on Indian land. Sovereign and separate from the US. The governor has no jurisdiction.

They have the right to prevent people from catching the virus. They have a high rate of infections now. All they're trying to do is stop the rate of infection so people won't die.

The governor is threatening legal action. It will be interesting to see how this works out.

Noem demands tribes remove travel checkpoints on Indian reservations

State threatens legal action if checkpoints at a pair of South Dakota tribes aren't removed in 48 hours.

www.argusleader.com

A highway isn't tribal land dude, lol

Sounds like a really good question for a court to decide.

The highway and cement might not be theirs, I don't know no one has provided any proof of that, the land that highway is on belongs to the Indians. It's their land.

If they didn't want the Indians to have any control of that highway they shouldn't have built it on Indian land.

You know nothing about rural highway right of way.
Our highway department in MN will remove any obstruction or fencing put up by property owners that intrudes into the right of way. That land belongs to the state. Even is marked as being so along many of our highways. Different than a utility easement which goes back to adjoining property owners if abandoned. Frequently we have idiots putting snowfencing up to force snowmobiles out of the ditch onto the roadway because some idiot doesn't want them crossing the end of their driveway. The state will force the property owner to remove or they will at owners expense.

Railways right of way are owned and policed by the Railroad companies.

That's all fine and good because all of the land involved is within the territorial taxing authority ownership of the United States. Indian Land is like another country. Still waiting for someone to show me the agreement signed when the Indians allowed the state to build across their land. If the state had the uncontested RIGHT OF WAY on those highways, then why didn't they just immediately remove the blockades!

Don't know the particulars of that tribe, but the Souix tribe near Twin Cities is working with the state and county to refurbish a heavily used highway that serves the richest casino in the Twin Cities. They wanted the new improvements.

They also probably have a vested interest in the casino. But again, that is THEIR CHOICE. In the case of said highways, they have opted to CLOSE THEM.

Not their choice on a state or US highway.
Off the right of way, yes.

 

[toobfreak]

This is interesting. The governor of SD thinks she has any control over the Indian sovereign nations in her state. She doesn't. The checkpoints are on Indian land. Sovereign and separate from the US. The governor has no jurisdiction.

They have the right to prevent people from catching the virus. They have a high rate of infections now. All they're trying to do is stop the rate of infection so people won't die.

The governor is threatening legal action. It will be interesting to see how this works out.

Noem demands tribes remove travel checkpoints on Indian reservations

State threatens legal action if checkpoints at a pair of South Dakota tribes aren't removed in 48 hours.

www.argusleader.com

A highway isn't tribal land dude, lol

Sounds like a really good question for a court to decide.

The highway and cement might not be theirs, I don't know no one has provided any proof of that, the land that highway is on belongs to the Indians. It's their land.

If they didn't want the Indians to have any control of that highway they shouldn't have built it on Indian land.

You know nothing about rural highway right of way.
Our highway department in MN will remove any obstruction or fencing put up by property owners that intrudes into the right of way. That land belongs to the state. Even is marked as being so along many of our highways. Different than a utility easement which goes back to adjoining property owners if abandoned. Frequently we have idiots putting snowfencing up to force snowmobiles out of the ditch onto the roadway because some idiot doesn't want them crossing the end of their driveway. The state will force the property owner to remove or they will at owners expense.

Railways right of way are owned and policed by the Railroad companies.

That's all fine and good because all of the land involved is within the territorial taxing authority ownership of the United States. Indian Land is like another country. Still waiting for someone to show me the agreement signed when the Indians allowed the state to build across their land. If the state had the uncontested RIGHT OF WAY on those highways, then why didn't they just immediately remove the blockades!

Don't know the particulars of that tribe, but the Souix tribe near Twin Cities is working with the state and county to refurbish a heavily used highway that serves the richest casino in the Twin Cities. They wanted the new improvements.

They also probably have a vested interest in the casino. But again, that is THEIR CHOICE. In the case of said highways, they have opted to CLOSE THEM.

Not their choice on a state or US highway.
Off the right of way, yes.

OKAY then! Go take them blockades down then! Tell then damn injuns you're coming to just get out of your way.

 

[Likkmee]

Those Indians need to build a wall,,,,

 

[petro]

This is interesting. The governor of SD thinks she has any control over the Indian sovereign nations in her state. She doesn't. The checkpoints are on Indian land. Sovereign and separate from the US. The governor has no jurisdiction.

They have the right to prevent people from catching the virus. They have a high rate of infections now. All they're trying to do is stop the rate of infection so people won't die.

The governor is threatening legal action. It will be interesting to see how this works out.

Noem demands tribes remove travel checkpoints on Indian reservations

State threatens legal action if checkpoints at a pair of South Dakota tribes aren't removed in 48 hours.

www.argusleader.com

A highway isn't tribal land dude, lol

Sounds like a really good question for a court to decide.

The highway and cement might not be theirs, I don't know no one has provided any proof of that, the land that highway is on belongs to the Indians. It's their land.

If they didn't want the Indians to have any control of that highway they shouldn't have built it on Indian land.

You know nothing about rural highway right of way.
Our highway department in MN will remove any obstruction or fencing put up by property owners that intrudes into the right of way. That land belongs to the state. Even is marked as being so along many of our highways. Different than a utility easement which goes back to adjoining property owners if abandoned. Frequently we have idiots putting snowfencing up to force snowmobiles out of the ditch onto the roadway because some idiot doesn't want them crossing the end of their driveway. The state will force the property owner to remove or they will at owners expense.

Railways right of way are owned and policed by the Railroad companies.

That's all fine and good because all of the land involved is within the territorial taxing authority ownership of the United States. Indian Land is like another country. Still waiting for someone to show me the agreement signed when the Indians allowed the state to build across their land. If the state had the uncontested RIGHT OF WAY on those highways, then why didn't they just immediately remove the blockades!

Don't know the particulars of that tribe, but the Souix tribe near Twin Cities is working with the state and county to refurbish a heavily used highway that serves the richest casino in the Twin Cities. They wanted the new improvements.

They also probably have a vested interest in the casino. But again, that is THEIR CHOICE. In the case of said highways, they have opted to CLOSE THEM.

Not their choice on a state or US highway.
Off the right of way, yes.

OKAY then! Go take them blockades down then! Tell then damn injuns you're coming to just get out of your way.

Pretty sure the State highway department or State police will take care of that.
Thing is. If all business is closed on tribal land, no one is going to stop there. Only reason anyone goes to tribal land is for a casino or cheap smokes. One does not get the virus from cars doing 70 just passing through. It frankly is just a stupid position to block traffic, it accomplishes nothing.

 

[toobfreak]

This is interesting. The governor of SD thinks she has any control over the Indian sovereign nations in her state. She doesn't. The checkpoints are on Indian land. Sovereign and separate from the US. The governor has no jurisdiction.

They have the right to prevent people from catching the virus. They have a high rate of infections now. All they're trying to do is stop the rate of infection so people won't die.

The governor is threatening legal action. It will be interesting to see how this works out.

Noem demands tribes remove travel checkpoints on Indian reservations

State threatens legal action if checkpoints at a pair of South Dakota tribes aren't removed in 48 hours.

www.argusleader.com

A highway isn't tribal land dude, lol

Sounds like a really good question for a court to decide.

The highway and cement might not be theirs, I don't know no one has provided any proof of that, the land that highway is on belongs to the Indians. It's their land.

If they didn't want the Indians to have any control of that highway they shouldn't have built it on Indian land.

You know nothing about rural highway right of way.
Our highway department in MN will remove any obstruction or fencing put up by property owners that intrudes into the right of way. That land belongs to the state. Even is marked as being so along many of our highways. Different than a utility easement which goes back to adjoining property owners if abandoned. Frequently we have idiots putting snowfencing up to force snowmobiles out of the ditch onto the roadway because some idiot doesn't want them crossing the end of their driveway. The state will force the property owner to remove or they will at owners expense.

Railways right of way are owned and policed by the Railroad companies.

That's all fine and good because all of the land involved is within the territorial taxing authority ownership of the United States. Indian Land is like another country. Still waiting for someone to show me the agreement signed when the Indians allowed the state to build across their land. If the state had the uncontested RIGHT OF WAY on those highways, then why didn't they just immediately remove the blockades!

Don't know the particulars of that tribe, but the Souix tribe near Twin Cities is working with the state and county to refurbish a heavily used highway that serves the richest casino in the Twin Cities. They wanted the new improvements.

They also probably have a vested interest in the casino. But again, that is THEIR CHOICE. In the case of said highways, they have opted to CLOSE THEM.

Not their choice on a state or US highway.
Off the right of way, yes.

OKAY then! Go take them blockades down then! Tell then damn injuns you're coming to just get out of your way.

Pretty sure the State highway department or State police will take care of that.
Thing is. If all business is closed on tribal land, no one is going to stop there. Only reason anyone goes to tribal land is for a casino or cheap smokes. One does not get the virus from cars doing 70 just passing through. It frankly is just a stupid position to block traffic, it accomplishes nothing.

Keeping the White Man away is never a bad idea.

 

[petro]

This is interesting. The governor of SD thinks she has any control over the Indian sovereign nations in her state. She doesn't. The checkpoints are on Indian land. Sovereign and separate from the US. The governor has no jurisdiction.

They have the right to prevent people from catching the virus. They have a high rate of infections now. All they're trying to do is stop the rate of infection so people won't die.

The governor is threatening legal action. It will be interesting to see how this works out.

Noem demands tribes remove travel checkpoints on Indian reservations

State threatens legal action if checkpoints at a pair of South Dakota tribes aren't removed in 48 hours.

www.argusleader.com

A highway isn't tribal land dude, lol

Sounds like a really good question for a court to decide.

The highway and cement might not be theirs, I don't know no one has provided any proof of that, the land that highway is on belongs to the Indians. It's their land.

If they didn't want the Indians to have any control of that highway they shouldn't have built it on Indian land.

You know nothing about rural highway right of way.
Our highway department in MN will remove any obstruction or fencing put up by property owners that intrudes into the right of way. That land belongs to the state. Even is marked as being so along many of our highways. Different than a utility easement which goes back to adjoining property owners if abandoned. Frequently we have idiots putting snowfencing up to force snowmobiles out of the ditch onto the roadway because some idiot doesn't want them crossing the end of their driveway. The state will force the property owner to remove or they will at owners expense.

Railways right of way are owned and policed by the Railroad companies.

That's all fine and good because all of the land involved is within the territorial taxing authority ownership of the United States. Indian Land is like another country. Still waiting for someone to show me the agreement signed when the Indians allowed the state to build across their land. If the state had the uncontested RIGHT OF WAY on those highways, then why didn't they just immediately remove the blockades!

Don't know the particulars of that tribe, but the Souix tribe near Twin Cities is working with the state and county to refurbish a heavily used highway that serves the richest casino in the Twin Cities. They wanted the new improvements.

They also probably have a vested interest in the casino. But again, that is THEIR CHOICE. In the case of said highways, they have opted to CLOSE THEM.

Not their choice on a state or US highway.
Off the right of way, yes.

OKAY then! Go take them blockades down then! Tell then damn injuns you're coming to just get out of your way.

Pretty sure the State highway department or State police will take care of that.
Thing is. If all business is closed on tribal land, no one is going to stop there. Only reason anyone goes to tribal land is for a casino or cheap smokes. One does not get the virus from cars doing 70 just passing through. It frankly is just a stupid position to block traffic, it accomplishes nothing.

Keeping the White Man away is never a bad idea.

Dude...
Did you just go IM2 on me?

 

[toobfreak]

This is interesting. The governor of SD thinks she has any control over the Indian sovereign nations in her state. She doesn't. The checkpoints are on Indian land. Sovereign and separate from the US. The governor has no jurisdiction.

They have the right to prevent people from catching the virus. They have a high rate of infections now. All they're trying to do is stop the rate of infection so people won't die.

The governor is threatening legal action. It will be interesting to see how this works out.

Noem demands tribes remove travel checkpoints on Indian reservations

State threatens legal action if checkpoints at a pair of South Dakota tribes aren't removed in 48 hours.

www.argusleader.com

A highway isn't tribal land dude, lol

Sounds like a really good question for a court to decide.

The highway and cement might not be theirs, I don't know no one has provided any proof of that, the land that highway is on belongs to the Indians. It's their land.

If they didn't want the Indians to have any control of that highway they shouldn't have built it on Indian land.

You know nothing about rural highway right of way.
Our highway department in MN will remove any obstruction or fencing put up by property owners that intrudes into the right of way. That land belongs to the state. Even is marked as being so along many of our highways. Different than a utility easement which goes back to adjoining property owners if abandoned. Frequently we have idiots putting snowfencing up to force snowmobiles out of the ditch onto the roadway because some idiot doesn't want them crossing the end of their driveway. The state will force the property owner to remove or they will at owners expense.

Railways right of way are owned and policed by the Railroad companies.

That's all fine and good because all of the land involved is within the territorial taxing authority ownership of the United States. Indian Land is like another country. Still waiting for someone to show me the agreement signed when the Indians allowed the state to build across their land. If the state had the uncontested RIGHT OF WAY on those highways, then why didn't they just immediately remove the blockades!

Don't know the particulars of that tribe, but the Souix tribe near Twin Cities is working with the state and county to refurbish a heavily used highway that serves the richest casino in the Twin Cities. They wanted the new improvements.

They also probably have a vested interest in the casino. But again, that is THEIR CHOICE. In the case of said highways, they have opted to CLOSE THEM.

Not their choice on a state or US highway.
Off the right of way, yes.

OKAY then! Go take them blockades down then! Tell then damn injuns you're coming to just get out of your way.

Pretty sure the State highway department or State police will take care of that.
Thing is. If all business is closed on tribal land, no one is going to stop there. Only reason anyone goes to tribal land is for a casino or cheap smokes. One does not get the virus from cars doing 70 just passing through. It frankly is just a stupid position to block traffic, it accomplishes nothing.

Keeping the White Man away is never a bad idea.

Dude...
Did you just go IM2 on me?

OH GOD NO! Don't wish that on me. I hope not. I'd have to pluck my eye out. I'll plead insanity due to extended covid shutdown acute cranial infarction syndrome (ECSACI).

 

[eagle1462010]

As someone already said..........built in the 1950's and I guarantee you the Indians wanted that U.S. Highway for business.............all up and down the road in the reservation........Gas stations .......shopping.........food........lodging..........I'd BET that is all down that Hwy.......

Now with the virus...............they say no now..........They can't have it both ways.........it's now a right of way and a U.S. Hwy........they can't block it.............they will lose in court.

They should have never allowed it to go through in the 50s ............but oops.......made them money since the 50s........and now.............shame shame shame.

LOL