{"id":22543,"date":"2022-03-28T21:42:55","date_gmt":"2022-03-29T01:42:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianz.com\/News\/?p=22543"},"modified":"2022-03-28T21:46:59","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T01:46:59","slug":"indians-allowed-sioux-nation-rallies-against-racism-and-discrimination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/03\/28\/indians-allowed-sioux-nation-rallies-against-racism-and-discrimination\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Indians Allowed&#8217;: Sioux Nation rallies against racism and discrimination"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fb-video\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/indianzcom\/videos\/1136406600485815\/\" data-width=\"auto\" data-show-text=\"false\"><blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/indianzcom\/videos\/1136406600485815\/\" class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/indianzcom\/videos\/1136406600485815\/\"><\/a><p>Here at the Indians Allowed event in Rapid City. This event is being held in response to an incident recently in which a local hotel owner banned all Native Americans following a shooting involving two young Native men.\r\n\r\nA two-mile march to the hotel will begin at 3 pm MST.<\/p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/indianzcom\/\">Indianz.Com<\/a> on Saturday, March 26, 2022<\/blockquote><\/div>\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">Indianz.Com Video by Kevin Abourezk: <a href=https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/indianzcom\/videos\/1136406600485815\/>Indians Allowed &#8211; Rally and March<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>\r\n<div class=\"h3-responsive font-weight-bold\">&#8216;Indians Allowed&#8217;: Sioux Nation rallies against racism and discrimination<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Monday, March 28, 2022<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"byline\">By <A href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk\">Kevin Abourezk<\/A> <A href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk\"><I aria-hidden=true class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/I><\/A><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source\">Indianz.Com<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nRAPID CITY, South Dakota &#8212; They spoke. They sang songs, and then they walked.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThey walked for two miles on a brisk, windy Saturday, carrying their tribal flags and riding their painted horses. They shouted, calling for justice and for the return of their ancestral homelands.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nEight men riding horses led the way. Behind them, a pickup truck carried two women who took turns yelling into a megaphone.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n\u201cWhat do we want?\u201d the women shouted to the crowd.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n\u201cLand back!\u201d the crowd yelled.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n\u201cWhen do we want it?\u201d the women shouted.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n\u201cNow,\u201d the crowd responded.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CbgTaWhLGJQ\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CbgTaWhLGJQ\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; 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font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CbgTaWhLGJQ\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Indianz.Com (@indianz)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nLeaders from Sioux tribes in South Dakota and North Dakota walked before the procession, including Cheyenne River Sioux Chairman Harold Frazier, Oglala Sioux President Kevin Killer and Rosebud Sioux President Scott Herman.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nBehind them, nearly 400 Natives and others carried signs that read \u201cIndians Allowed\u201d and \u201cLand Back.\u201d They wore T-shirts that read \u201cGood NDN\u201d and \u201cBad NDN.\u201d Women in ribbon skirts pushed strollers through a section of Rapid City largely inhabited by Native people.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThey walked past crowds of spectators, and many of those watching joined the procession.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nMen war-whooped and women trilled, and spiritual leaders stopped the march occasionally to say prayers and sing ceremonial songs.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nVeterans carried flags, including those of tribal nations and the United Sates.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"fb-video\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/indianzcom\/videos\/450383436878696\/\" data-width=\"auto\" data-show-text=\"false\"><blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/indianzcom\/videos\/450383436878696\/\" class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/indianzcom\/videos\/450383436878696\/\"><\/a><p>Here at the Indians Allowed event in Rapid City. This event is being held in response to an incident recently in which a local hotel owner banned all Native Americans following a shooting involving two young Native men.<\/p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/indianzcom\/\">Indianz.Com<\/a> on Saturday, March 26, 2022<\/blockquote><\/div>\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">Indianz.Com Video by Kevin Abourezk: <a href=https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/indianzcom\/videos\/450383436878696>Indians Allowed &#8211; Press Conference<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThey came to this town to protest the actions of a local hotel owner, Connie Uhre, who announced last week that she was banning all Native people from renting rooms or using the Grand Gateway Hotel\u2019s restaurant. Her announcement came just days after a shooting at the hotel involving two young Native men, one of whom was critically injured.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nQuincy Bear Robe, 19, was later arrested and charged with aggravated assault and commission of a felony while carrying a firearm.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nIn a social media post that has since been deleted, Uhre also offered a special rate to ranchers and travelers. In her post, she blamed Rapid City Mayor Steve Allender and local police for accepting funds from the MacArther Foundation, money she implied had been used to reduce the inmate population in Rapid City, leading to increased crime in the city.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/03\/28\/indians-allowed-sioux-nation-rallies-against-racism-and-discrimination\/landbackindiansallowed\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-22548\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"22548\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/03\/28\/indians-allowed-sioux-nation-rallies-against-racism-and-discrimination\/landbackindiansallowed\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/29\/LandBackIndiansAllowed-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7M3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1648333291&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;70&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"&amp;#8216;Indians Allowed&amp;#8217;\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Indians Allowed in Rapid City, South Dakota&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The &amp;#8220;Indians Allowed&amp;#8221; rally and march took place in Rapid City, South Dakota, on March 26, 2022, to protest racism and discrimination on Sioux Nation treaty territory. Photo by &lt;A href=&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk&quot;&gt;Kevin Abourezk&lt;\/A&gt; &lt;A href=&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk&quot;&gt;&lt;I aria-hidden=true class=&quot;fab fa-twitter&quot;&gt;&lt;\/I&gt;&lt;\/A&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/29\/LandBackIndiansAllowed-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/29\/LandBackIndiansAllowed-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"&#039;Indians Allowed&#039;\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22548\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\"> The &#8220;Indians Allowed&#8221; rally and march took place in Rapid City, South Dakota, on March 26, 2022, to protest racism and discrimination on Sioux Nation treaty territory. Photo by <A href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk\">Kevin Abourezk<\/A> <A href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk\"><I aria-hidden=true class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/I><\/A><\/figcaption>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nIn an interview with Indianz.Com, Allender disputed Uhre\u2019s assertion that the city\u2019s use of funds to reduce the inmate population had led to an increase in crime locally.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n\u201cIt&#8217;s nonsense,\u201d he said. \u201cLaw enforcement agencies, cities, counties and states have received federal grants for decades. This particular one just happens to be a grant from a nonprofit rather than a government entity.\u201d\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nHe described Uhre\u2019s assertion as a \u201cfull-blown conspiracy theory.\u201d\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n\u201cI wish people could understand that criminal justice in South Dakota started to reform in 2013 with then-senate Bill 70 and it was done pretty publicly as an alternative to building new prisons,\u201d Allender said. \u201cThere was a desire to stop incarcerating certain types of criminals, maybe drug offenders or whatever else. But locally we were jailing people for minor crimes, nuisance crimes, like peeing in public or drinking in public or things of that nature.\u201d\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/03\/28\/indians-allowed-sioux-nation-rallies-against-racism-and-discrimination\/badndngoodndn\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-22553\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2038\" data-attachment-id=\"22553\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/03\/28\/indians-allowed-sioux-nation-rallies-against-racism-and-discrimination\/badndngoodndn\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/29\/BadNDNGoodNDN-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,2038\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7M3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1648329979&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;114&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"&amp;#8216;Indians Allowed&amp;#8217;\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Indians Allowed in Rapid City, South Dakota&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;Good NDN&amp;#8221; and &amp;#8220;Bad NDN&amp;#8221; t-shirts at the &amp;#8220;Indians Allowed&amp;#8221; rally and march took in Rapid City, South Dakota, on March 26, 2022. Photo by &lt;A href=&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk&quot;&gt;Kevin Abourezk&lt;\/A&gt; &lt;A href=&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk&quot;&gt;&lt;I aria-hidden=true class=&quot;fab fa-twitter&quot;&gt;&lt;\/I&gt;&lt;\/A&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/29\/BadNDNGoodNDN-1024x815.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/29\/BadNDNGoodNDN-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"&#039;Indians Allowed&#039;\"   class=\"size-full wp-image-22553\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">&#8220;Good NDN&#8221; and &#8220;Bad NDN&#8221; t-shirts are seen at the &#8220;Indians Allowed&#8221; rally and march that took in Rapid City, South Dakota, on March 26, 2022. Photo by <A href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk\">Kevin Abourezk<\/A> <A href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk\"><I aria-hidden=true class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/I><\/A><\/figcaption>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nHe said jail is one of the least effective means of rehabilitating people who are addicted to drugs or alcohol or who are homeless.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nHe said reducing the number of inmates convicted of minor crimes hasn\u2019t led to an increase in violent crimes such as murders, robbery or sexual assaults because those types of criminals aren\u2019t receiving jail diversion.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nHe said crime has increased across the country since the start of coronavirus pandemic.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n\u201cIt took very little social isolation to up everyone&#8217;s stress or anxiety and cause some misbehavior in terms of acting out, committing crimes\u201d he said. \u201cThe entire country is not taking MacArthur grant money. That&#8217;s not the cause of the increase in crime.\u201d\r\n<p><\/p><div class=\"mt-1 mb-1\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8411603009680747\" data-ad-slot=\"6394965691\"><\/ins><script>(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/script><\/div><p><\/p>\r\nAnd he criticized Uhre and her son, Nick Uhre, who he said has long said publicly that an increase in crime in Rapid City was caused by the city\u2019s use of MacArther Foundation funds.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n\u201cPainful as it is, I think the positive here is that we&#8217;ve learned something about the owners\u2019 group at the hotel,\u201d Allender said. \u201cWe&#8217;ve learned, and our community\u2019s got to practice rejecting this type of behavior.\u201d\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nPrior to Saturday\u2019s march to the hotel, which organizers dubbed \u201cIndians Allowed,\u201d leaders of several Sioux tribes gathered at a Rapid City convention center to discuss possible actions that they hoped would lead to positive change for Native people living in the town.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThe tribal leaders issued a statement and a list of actions they are considering taking to address racism in Rapid City. Those actions include: boycotting businesses in the city, boycotting the Grand Gateway Hotel and its subsidiaries, moving the Lakota Nation Invitational basketball tournament to another location, moving the Black Hills Powwow and filing hate crime charges against the hotel\u2019s owners.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/03\/28\/indians-allowed-sioux-nation-rallies-against-racism-and-discrimination\/nicktilsen\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-22556\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" data-attachment-id=\"22556\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/03\/28\/indians-allowed-sioux-nation-rallies-against-racism-and-discrimination\/nicktilsen\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/29\/NickTilsen-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7M3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1648328403&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"&amp;#8216;Indians Allowed&amp;#8217;\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Indians Allowed in Rapid City, South Dakota&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Nick Tilsen of NDN Collective addresses the &amp;#8220;Indians Allowed&amp;#8221; rally and march in Rapid City, South Dakota, on March 26, 2022. Photo by &lt;A href=&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk&quot;&gt;Kevin Abourezk&lt;\/A&gt; &lt;A href=&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk&quot;&gt;&lt;I aria-hidden=true class=&quot;fab fa-twitter&quot;&gt;&lt;\/I&gt;&lt;\/A&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/29\/NickTilsen-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/29\/NickTilsen-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"&#039;Indians Allowed&#039;\"  class=\"size-full wp-image-22556\" \/><\/a> <figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">Nick Tilsen of NDN Collective addresses the &#8220;Indians Allowed&#8221; rally and march in Rapid City, South Dakota, on March 26, 2022. Photo by <A href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk\">Kevin Abourezk<\/A> <A href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk\"><I aria-hidden=true class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/I><\/A><\/figcaption>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nEven before Saturday morning\u2019s meeting of tribal leaders, the Native nonprofit NDN Collective filed a federal civil rights class-action lawsuit against the owners of the Grand Gateway Hotel.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nSaturday\u2019s march was the second in a week, the first occurring last Wednesday when nearly 500 people walked to the federal courthouse in downtown Rapid City.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nNearly 1,000 people took part in a rally in Roosevelt Park prior to Saturday\u2019s march.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nPeter Lengkeek, chairman of the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe, called on those gathered to remain peaceful and to pray for those who have wronged them.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n\u201cThe Dakota, Lakota, Nakota peoples were a people of love and compassion,\u201d he said. \u201cWhen the time calls for it, we are also some of the most fiercest warriors to ever walk this planet.\u201d\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/03\/28\/indians-allowed-sioux-nation-rallies-against-racism-and-discrimination\/grandgatewayhotelrapidcity\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-22546\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2358\" data-attachment-id=\"22546\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/03\/28\/indians-allowed-sioux-nation-rallies-against-racism-and-discrimination\/grandgatewayhotelrapidcity\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/29\/GrandGatewayHotelRapidCity-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,2358\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7M3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1648332550&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;34&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"&amp;#8216;Indians Allowed&amp;#8217;\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Indians Allowed in Rapid City, South Dakota&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A crowd is seen outside the Grand Gateway Hotel in Rapid City, South Dakota, on March 26, 2022. Photo by &lt;A href=&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk&quot;&gt;Kevin Abourezk&lt;\/A&gt; &lt;A href=&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk&quot;&gt;&lt;I aria-hidden=true class=&quot;fab fa-twitter&quot;&gt;&lt;\/I&gt;&lt;\/A&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/29\/GrandGatewayHotelRapidCity-1024x943.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/29\/GrandGatewayHotelRapidCity-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"&#039;Indians Allowed&#039;\"   class=\"size-full wp-image-22546\" \/><\/a> <figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">A crowd is seen outside the Grand Gateway Hotel in Rapid City, South Dakota, on March 26, 2022. Photo by <A href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk\">Kevin Abourezk<\/A> <A href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk\"><I aria-hidden=true class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/I><\/A><\/figcaption>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nNick Tilsen, president and CEO of NDN Collective, said the hotel owner\u2019s decision to ban Native Americans was just the latest in a long series of racist actions by non-Natives against Native people in the city.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n\u201cUs coming together as a people to make a stand, it\u2019s a good thing because we\u2019re showing our next generation that we\u2019re not going to take it anymore, that we\u2019re not going to allow our people to treated this way in our own land, in our own community,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s not just about this hotel. It\u2019s about every single thing our people go through every single day.\u201d\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nHe said the NDN Collective is suing the hotel in order to ensure no other businesses consider taking similar actions against Native people.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n\u201cWe don\u2019t want no <em>mazaska<\/em> (money) from them,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019re seeking justice so that it changes for our people, so that are <em>wakanyeja<\/em> (children) don\u2019t ever have to experience that again.\u201d\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/03\/28\/indians-allowed-sioux-nation-rallies-against-racism-and-discrimination\/indiansallowed7\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-22555\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2454\" height=\"2560\" data-attachment-id=\"22555\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/03\/28\/indians-allowed-sioux-nation-rallies-against-racism-and-discrimination\/indiansallowed7\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/29\/IndiansAllowed7-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2454,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7M3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1648328926&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"&amp;#8216;Indians Allowed&amp;#8217;\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Indians Allowed in Rapid City, South Dakota&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The &amp;#8220;Indians Allowed&amp;#8221; rally and march took place in Rapid City, South Dakota, on March 26, 2022, to protest racism and discrimination on Sioux Nation treaty territory. Photo by &lt;A href=&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk&quot;&gt;Kevin Abourezk&lt;\/A&gt; &lt;A href=&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk&quot;&gt;&lt;I aria-hidden=true class=&quot;fab fa-twitter&quot;&gt;&lt;\/I&gt;&lt;\/A&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/29\/IndiansAllowed7-982x1024.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/29\/IndiansAllowed7-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"&#039;Indians Allowed&#039;\"   class=\"size-full wp-image-22555\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\"> The &#8220;Indians Allowed&#8221; rally and march took place in Rapid City, South Dakota, on March 26, 2022, to protest racism and discrimination on Sioux Nation treaty territory. Photo by <A href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk\">Kevin Abourezk<\/A> <A href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk\"><I aria-hidden=true class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/I><\/A><\/figcaption>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nFollowing the march to the Grand Gateway Hotel on Saturday, tribal leaders delivered a \u201cNotice of Trespass\u201d on the door of the hotel as people war-whooped and trilled.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nSome young people hung a banner over part of the hotel\u2019s sign that read: \u201cIn violation of the 1868 Treaty. Grand Gateway Hotel. Eviction notice. Effective immediately.\u201d\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nTribal leaders then addressed the crowd of nearly 1,000.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nLengkeek expressed pride at seeing so many Native people gathered to fight injustice, and he thanked the women for trilling as they marched to the hotel.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n\u201cThat sound you make, that reminds us men of what truly matters \u2013 the women, the backbone of the Oceti Sakowin,\u201d he said.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/03\/28\/indians-allowed-sioux-nation-rallies-against-racism-and-discrimination\/indiansallowed6\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-22554\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1873\" data-attachment-id=\"22554\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/03\/28\/indians-allowed-sioux-nation-rallies-against-racism-and-discrimination\/indiansallowed6\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/29\/IndiansAllowed6-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1873\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7M3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1648328891&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;144&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"&amp;#8216;Indians Allowed&amp;#8217;\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Indians Allowed in Rapid City, South Dakota&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A smudging at the &amp;#8220;Indians Allowed&amp;#8221; rally and march in Rapid City, South Dakota, on March 26, 2022. Photo by &lt;A href=&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk&quot;&gt;Kevin Abourezk&lt;\/A&gt; &lt;A href=&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk&quot;&gt;&lt;I aria-hidden=true class=&quot;fab fa-twitter&quot;&gt;&lt;\/I&gt;&lt;\/A&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/29\/IndiansAllowed6-1024x749.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/29\/IndiansAllowed6-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"&#039;Indians Allowed&#039;\"   class=\"size-full wp-image-22554\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\"> A smudging at the &#8220;Indians Allowed&#8221; rally and march in Rapid City, South Dakota, on March 26, 2022. Photo by <A href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk\">Kevin Abourezk<\/A> <A href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk\"><I aria-hidden=true class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/I><\/A><\/figcaption>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/03\/28\/indians-allowed-sioux-nation-rallies-against-racism-and-discrimination\/wewillnottolerate\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-22557\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" data-attachment-id=\"22557\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/03\/28\/indians-allowed-sioux-nation-rallies-against-racism-and-discrimination\/wewillnottolerate\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/29\/WeWillNotTolerate-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7M3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1648327942&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;148&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"&amp;#8216;Indians Allowed&amp;#8217;\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Indians Allowed in Rapid City, South Dakota&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Nearly 1,000 people turned out for the &amp;#8220;Indians Allowed&amp;#8221; rally and march in Rapid City, South Dakota, on March 26, 2022. Photo by &lt;A href=&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk&quot;&gt;Kevin Abourezk&lt;\/A&gt; &lt;A href=&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk&quot;&gt;&lt;I aria-hidden=true class=&quot;fab fa-twitter&quot;&gt;&lt;\/I&gt;&lt;\/A&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/29\/WeWillNotTolerate-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/29\/WeWillNotTolerate-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"&#039;Indians Allowed&#039;\"   class=\"size-full wp-image-22557\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\"> Nearly 1,000 people turned out for the &#8220;Indians Allowed&#8221; rally and march in Rapid City, South Dakota, on March 26, 2022. Photo by <A href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk\">Kevin Abourezk<\/A> <A href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk\"><I aria-hidden=true class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/I><\/A><\/figcaption>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/03\/28\/indians-allowed-sioux-nation-rallies-against-racism-and-discrimination\/indiansallowed4\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-22551\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1671\" data-attachment-id=\"22551\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/03\/28\/indians-allowed-sioux-nation-rallies-against-racism-and-discrimination\/indiansallowed4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/29\/IndiansAllowed4-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1671\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7M3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1648330526&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"&amp;#8216;Indians Allowed&amp;#8217;\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Indians Allowed in Rapid City, South Dakota&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Spectators share reactions on social media during the &amp;#8220;Indians Allowed&amp;#8221; rally and march in Rapid City, South Dakota, on March 26, 2022. Photo by &lt;A href=&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk&quot;&gt;Kevin Abourezk&lt;\/A&gt; &lt;A href=&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk&quot;&gt;&lt;I aria-hidden=true class=&quot;fab fa-twitter&quot;&gt;&lt;\/I&gt;&lt;\/A&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/29\/IndiansAllowed4-1024x668.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/29\/IndiansAllowed4-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"&#039;Indians Allowed&#039;\"   class=\"size-full wp-image-22551\" \/><\/a> <figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">Spectators share reactions on social media during the &#8220;Indians Allowed&#8221; rally and march in Rapid City, South Dakota, on March 26, 2022. Photo by <A href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk\">Kevin Abourezk<\/A> <A href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk\"><I aria-hidden=true class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/I><\/A><\/figcaption>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/03\/28\/indians-allowed-sioux-nation-rallies-against-racism-and-discrimination\/indiansallowed5\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-22552\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1564\" data-attachment-id=\"22552\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/03\/28\/indians-allowed-sioux-nation-rallies-against-racism-and-discrimination\/indiansallowed5\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/29\/IndiansAllowed5-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1564\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7M3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1648330471&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;155&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"&amp;#8216;Indians Allowed&amp;#8217;\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Indians Allowed in Rapid City, South Dakota&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Nearly 1,000 people turned out for the &amp;#8220;Indians Allowed&amp;#8221; rally and march in Rapid City, South Dakota, on March 26, 2022. Photo by &lt;A href=&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk&quot;&gt;Kevin Abourezk&lt;\/A&gt; &lt;A href=&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk&quot;&gt;&lt;I aria-hidden=true class=&quot;fab fa-twitter&quot;&gt;&lt;\/I&gt;&lt;\/A&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/29\/IndiansAllowed5-1024x625.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/29\/IndiansAllowed5-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"&#039;Indians Allowed&#039;\"   class=\"size-full wp-image-22552\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\"> Nearly 1,000 people turned out for the &#8220;Indians Allowed&#8221; rally and march in Rapid City, South Dakota, on March 26, 2022. Photo by <A href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk\">Kevin Abourezk<\/A> <A href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk\"><I aria-hidden=true class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/I><\/A><\/figcaption>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/03\/28\/indians-allowed-sioux-nation-rallies-against-racism-and-discrimination\/indiansallowed3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-22550\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" data-attachment-id=\"22550\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/03\/28\/indians-allowed-sioux-nation-rallies-against-racism-and-discrimination\/indiansallowed3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/29\/IndiansAllowed3-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7M3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1648330796&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"&amp;#8216;Indians Allowed&amp;#8217;\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Indians Allowed in Rapid City, South Dakota&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Nearly 1,000 people turned out for the &amp;#8220;Indians Allowed&amp;#8221; rally and march in Rapid City, South Dakota, on March 26, 2022. Photo by &lt;A href=&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk&quot;&gt;Kevin Abourezk&lt;\/A&gt; &lt;A href=&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk&quot;&gt;&lt;I aria-hidden=true class=&quot;fab fa-twitter&quot;&gt;&lt;\/I&gt;&lt;\/A&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/29\/IndiansAllowed3-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/29\/IndiansAllowed3-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"&#039;Indians Allowed&#039;\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22550\" \/><\/a> <figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">Nearly 1,000 people turned out for the &#8220;Indians Allowed&#8221; rally and march in Rapid City, South Dakota, on March 26, 2022. Photo by <A href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk\">Kevin Abourezk<\/A> <A href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk\"><I aria-hidden=true class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/I><\/A><\/figcaption>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/03\/28\/indians-allowed-sioux-nation-rallies-against-racism-and-discrimination\/indiansallowed1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-22549\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1827\" data-attachment-id=\"22549\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/03\/28\/indians-allowed-sioux-nation-rallies-against-racism-and-discrimination\/indiansallowed1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/29\/IndiansAllowed1-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1827\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7M3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1648331812&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;70&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"&amp;#8216;Indians Allowed&amp;#8217;\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Indians Allowed in Rapid City, South Dakota&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Nearly 1,000 people turned out for the &amp;#8220;Indians Allowed&amp;#8221; rally and march in Rapid City, South Dakota, on March 26, 2022. Photo by &lt;A href=&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk&quot;&gt;Kevin Abourezk&lt;\/A&gt; &lt;A href=&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk&quot;&gt;&lt;I aria-hidden=true class=&quot;fab fa-twitter&quot;&gt;&lt;\/I&gt;&lt;\/A&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/29\/IndiansAllowed1-1024x731.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/29\/IndiansAllowed1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"&#039;Indians Allowed&#039;\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22549\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\"> Nearly 1,000 people turned out for the &#8220;Indians Allowed&#8221; rally and march in Rapid City, South Dakota, on March 26, 2022. Photo by <A href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk\">Kevin Abourezk<\/A> <A href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk\"><I aria-hidden=true class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/I><\/A><\/figcaption>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/03\/28\/indians-allowed-sioux-nation-rallies-against-racism-and-discrimination\/indiansallowed2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-22547\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1510\" data-attachment-id=\"22547\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/03\/28\/indians-allowed-sioux-nation-rallies-against-racism-and-discrimination\/indiansallowed2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/29\/IndiansAllowed2-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1510\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7M3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1648332433&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;33&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"&amp;#8216;Indians Allowed&amp;#8217;\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Indians Allowed in Rapid City, South Dakota&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Nearly 1,000 people turned out for the &amp;#8220;Indians Allowed&amp;#8221; rally and march in Rapid City, South Dakota, on March 26, 2022. Photo by &lt;A href=&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk&quot;&gt;Kevin Abourezk&lt;\/A&gt; &lt;A href=&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk&quot;&gt;&lt;I aria-hidden=true class=&quot;fab fa-twitter&quot;&gt;&lt;\/I&gt;&lt;\/A&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/29\/IndiansAllowed2-1024x604.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/29\/IndiansAllowed2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"&#039;Indians Allowed&#039;\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22547\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\"> Nearly 1,000 people turned out for the &#8220;Indians Allowed&#8221; rally and march in Rapid City, South Dakota, on March 26, 2022. 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