South Dakota Tribe Declares State Of Emergency Over Crime

South Dakota tribe declares state of emergency over crime - The Turtle Island News

By Sarah Raza SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The Rosebud Sioux Tribe in South Dakota has declared a public safety state of emergency on its reservation, asking for more law enforcement resources from the federal government. It’s the tribe’s third emergency declaration in six years as members contend with methamphetamine and other illicit drug use, trafficking and gun violence on the Rosebud Indian Reservation. The tribe previously declared states of e…

South Dakota Tribe Declares State Of Emergency Over Crime

SIOUX FALLS — The Rosebud Sioux Tribe in South Dakota has declared a public safety state of emergency on its reservation, asking for more law enforcement resources from the federal government.

South Dakota tribe cites drug, gun violence in latest emergency declaration

The Rosebud Sioux Tribe has declared a state of emergency due to what tribal officials describe as an escalating crisis fueled by methamphetamine trafficking, illicit drug use and gun violence on the western South Dakota reservation.“This crisis poses immediate and severe risks to public safety, community health, and tribal welfare,” said tribal president Kathleen Wooden Knife in a statement Tuesday.