In committee resolutions, debate sparked ….

In committee resolutions, debate sparked over a resolution for a burn ban on the reservation. Controversy came with the inclusion of fireworks sales and bringing fireworks onto tribal lands. Councilman Terry Rattling Thunder was disappointed how the resolution and similar acts by the board affect tribal members.

“I don’t like this because everything we do is so one-sided,” said Rattling Thunder. “Look at the mask mandate or at gaming. It’s hurting our own people,” Rattling Thunder said.

At the end of discussions, the board passed the resolution six for and four opposed.