Retiring Standing Rock tribal chairwoman calls for more communication with South Dakota leaders

Retiring Standing Rock tribal chairwoman calls for more communication with South Dakota leaders

Standing Rock Tribal Chairwoman Janet Alkire, front, speaks to the South Dakota State-Tribal Relations Committee on Sept. 19, 2025, in Mobridge. Behind Alkire, from left, are Standing Rock Tribal Council Members Jessica R. Porras, Nola Taken Alive and Cyril Archambault. (John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight)MOBRIDGE — Days before the end of her term, the first woman elected chair of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe said South Dakota leaders could lea…