South Dakota Tribal Relations

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Each Tribe operates as a separate government to govern its own citizens under its own laws.
Each Tribe is unique with its own land base, language, religion, culture, and values.
Each Tribe has a historical and legal relationship with the State of South Dakota.
The State of South Dakota is to be engaged in a government to government relationship with the Tribes.
Each Tribe is vital to the State of South Dakota; politically, culturally, economically, and historically.

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