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This is the response from the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe:

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe

The Office of Chairman Sitting Bear

P.O. Box D

Fort Yates, ND 58538

CHAIRMAN SITTING BEAR'S STATEMENT REGARDING SRST PUBLIC SAFETY

JANUARY 9, 2026

I have been receiving reports and evidence of First Nations people being racially targeted, assaulted, and detained by the federal agency Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE). We want to remind our members to be safe and proactive by carrying with you at a minimum your tribal identification cards or a copy of your degree of Indian Blood. Our tribal identification affirms our citizenship and political status.

Our Nation is a sovereign government and our members are not immigrants. We are not subject to immigration enforcement on our own lands. Any federal activity within our boundaries must recognize and respect our tribal sovereignty, treaty obligations, and established jurisdictional boundaries. Any ICE presence or activity within our lands is not authorized, not welcome, and will be addressed. Unauthorized personnel will be escorted off our lands.

If you are profiled, harassed, or detained, please notify us immediately (701) 854-8529.

My staff is working on a "Know Your Rights" information phone line that will be released in the coming days. Please watch our social media page for further communication.

This is Zionism. This is genocide

The genocide has not ended

The banning of aid in Gaza will almost certainly mean a return to severe famine. Over the summer during the blockade, her family was starving when unable to afford the exorbitant costs of price-gouged food. Her mother lost 27 kilos during this period.

Not just physically, but mentally, emotionally, socially, financially.

Life is asking a lot right now.

Pause when you can. Breathe when you remember.