HANKINSON, N.D. — Members of the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate tribal nation met Tuesday, Aug. 19, with North Dakota officials and legislators, an event the tribal chair said “demonstrates respect” for the Native American community.

The Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate have headquarters in northeast South Dakota, with a small portion of the Lake Traverse Reservation in southeast North Dakota. A series of meetings took place at the Dakota Magic Casino near Hankinson, North Dakota.

North Dakota and tribal officials discussed issues such as gambling, health care and tribal tourism.

Rep. Dawson Holle, R-Mandan, chair of the North Dakota Legislature’s Tribal and State Relations Committee, said the committee “is setting the tone that we want to be in conversation with our tribal leaders.”

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