After Hotel Owner Banned Native Americans as Guest, the Great Sioux Nation Issued an Eviction Notice based on 1868 Treaty
In response to racist policy enacted by a hotel owner against the Native Americans, the Great Sioux Nation in South Dakota took it upon themselves to fight back.
The trouble began when the owner of the Great Gateway Hotel, Connie Uhre, took to social media to announce that she would ban all Native Americans from entering the premises following recent shooting and vandalism incidents at the hotel. Predictably, the decision has sparked backlash from the community, especially the Native Americans.
The Great Sioux Nation immediately issued an eviction notice to the hotel, citing the Treaty with the Sioux, dated April 29, 1868, that reads: "...no white person or persons shall be permitted to settle upon or occupy any portion of the [land north of the North Platte River or east of the summits of the Big Horn Mountains]; or without the consent of the Indians first had and obtained, to pass through the same.”
Not only that, the Native Americans locals also held protest marches on the Rapid City streets and covered the hotel’s signage with their own eviction banner to bring attention to the situation.
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