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South Dakota Senate urges repeal of 1863 "Sioux Dakota Removal Act"
Summary
The South Dakota Senate adopted a resolution urging Congress to repeal the 1863 removal statutes that expelled Dakota bands from Minnesota, passing SR 702 by a roll-call vote of 32 yeas to 3 nays. The resolution frames repeal as a symbolic step toward reconciliation while saying it would not affect property rights already granted.
The South Dakota Senate on the floor adopted Senate Resolution 702, a measure urging the United States Congress to repeal the federal statutes commonly known as the Sioux Dakota Removal Act, by a roll-call vote of 32 yeas and 3 nays.
Senator Grove, who introduced the resolution and read its full text into the record, said repealing the act would be “a step toward healing…
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