One tribe in South Dakota is lifting its order banning Gov. Kristi Noem from its territories. The Flandreau Santee Sioux tribe's decision comes just days before the Republican was set to appear before a U.

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - The Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe announced on Tuesday that the tribe’s executive committee voted to lift its banishment of Governor Kristi Noem.

The last South Dakota tribe to formally banish Gov. Kristi Noem from their lands is now the first to undo the restriction

Gov. Kristi Noem was cut off from entering a wide swath of tribal lands in South Dakota early last year after making public comments that tribal leaders were catering to drug cartels on their reservations.