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Pine Ridge council votes to ban missionary from tribal lands

Does tribal sovereignty allow tribes to govern the activities of churches and missionaries on their lands? Pine Ridge will find out

A Christian missionary whose message condemns Lakota spirituality and religion recently hit a sort of reverse sweet spot of outrage among citizens on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.

In an unusual decision, the Oglala Lakota Nation tribal council voted in July to exclude Matt Monfore, a non-Native from the Jesus is King Mission, from Pine Ridge lands, saying he was spreading hate by distributing pamphlets on tribal lands.

“This week the Jesus is King Missionary was found distributing material that literally demonizes the Lakota culture and faith,” according to a letter released by the office of Tribal President Kevin Killer on July 22.

https://indiancountrytoday.com/news/pine-ridge-council-votes-to-exclude-missionary-from-tribal-lands

 

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