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-Land of the Free
Native American tribes set up checkpoints to block thousands of bikers attending huge motorcycle festival in South Dakota from passing through reservation land
2020-08-10
[Daily Mail, Where America Gets Its News]
  • Native American tribes have set up checkpoints to block thousands of bikers attending the 10-day Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota from entering tribal lands

  • The Cheyenne River Sioux announced Saturday the checkpoints would be set up as a part of the tribe’s larger COVID-19 prevention policy to prevent a potential outbreak

  • Only commercial and emergency vehicles will be let through the checkpoints onto reservation land

  • Officials say a number of bikers have already tried to enter the land but were turned away

  • Those checkpoints were set up during pandemic to prevent people from entering tribal land to block virus

  • The 80-tradition motorcycle rally anticipates 250,000 attendees and revelers have been seen maskless and ignoring social distancing so far

  • In South Dakota there are 9,477 COVID-19 cases, 146 deaths, and 48 hospitalizations
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Posted by:Skidmark

#10  If I recall, the Sioux were only Plains Indians because the Chippewa kicked their asses out of the Wisconsin forests.
Posted by: Ulesing Bucket4222   2020-08-10 20:02  

#9  You mean democrats?
Posted by: newc   2020-08-10 18:21  

#8  So, Indian is better than Harley.
Posted by: Classer   2020-08-10 17:26  

#7  I do understand the allure of heading west on Hgwy 212 on a bike. Nicer scenery, decent road and more places to stop along the way.

I-90 is...well...the interstate. Long and hot this time of year with not many places to stop once you're past the Missouri River. Plus you get to deal with drivers traveling the 'minimum speed' (45MPH) on the freeway. They do it to save fuel or something. I've rarely seen it done anywhere else, but in SD it's prevalent.

Nonetheless, Bobby is correct in this instance.
Posted by: Mullah Richard   2020-08-10 13:19  

#6  Heap big deal. Use I-90. MAP
Posted by: Bobby   2020-08-10 11:57  

#5  Some tribes just haven't figured it out.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2020-08-10 06:14  

#4  Only thing worth stopping on the rez for are the cheap cigarettes. If you like the girls, there's something wrong with you and there will be even more wrong with you shortly...
Posted by: M. Murcek   2020-08-10 03:25  

#3  Little Big Horn!
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2020-08-10 01:25  

#2  Go Tribe! Long live Chief Wahoo!
Posted by: Clem   2020-08-10 01:18  

#1  That will win them friends and allies.
Posted by: Silentbrick   2020-08-10 00:44  

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