RAPID CITY, S.D. — South Dakota tribal leaders met Saturday to discuss actions to take following inflammatory racial comments made by a Rapid City hotel owner at an event called the “Indians Allowed Rally.”
The comments came after a shooting incident that took place at the Grand Gateway Hotel over week ago in which the hotel’s owner said “Native Americans were no longer allowed on the property.”
Tribal leaders of the Great Sioux Nation say they’re prepared to boycott Rapid City and the hotel.
They say they’re also in discussion to move events like the Lakota Nation Invitational Basketball Tournament and Black Hills Powwow, which bring in millions of dollars in revenue for Rapid City.
