KIPI News, November 4, 2022 – Part 2

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A Native American man has been fired over a photo with governor Kristi Noem……The man  from Crow Creek was fired this week after a photo of him making a lewd gesture while standing beside Republican Gov. Kristi Noem went viral. Stefen Monteau worked as a cook at a cafe that Noem visited recently. Her staff posted the photo of her standing beside Monteau and another woman that became widely shared on social media after people noticed Monteau’s middle finger on his right hand was raised. Monteau set up a GoFundMe page Monday after he said he was fired from job after customers complained to his boss.

 

The Circuit Court bench in South Dakota lacks diversity….”I have never known a person of color who has served as a circuit judge or South Dakota Supreme Court Justice,” said Roger Baron, professor emeritus at the University of South Dakota Law School. “I can think of none who have been sworn into the position during my time in South Dakota, which dates back to 1990. And, I can think of no such judgeships that I have run across historically.” As of 2021, the state had an estimated 9% Native American population. Just one judge on the magistrate side of state court, Andrew Robertson, is an enrolled tribal member. Judges on the federal bench in South Dakota are appointed by the White House. There are no people of color on the federal side in the state, according to the Federal Judicial Center

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