One tribe in South Dakota is lifting its order banning Gov. Kristi Noem from its territories. The Flandreau Santee Sioux tribe's decision comes just days before the Republican was set to appear before a U.

The South Dakota governor was banished by all nine Native American tribes in South Dakota over comments she made last spring.

One tribe in South Dakota lifted its order banning Gov. Kristi Noem from its territories just days before the Republican was set to appear before a U.S. Senate committee on her nomination to head one of the federal government's largest agencies.

South Dakota’s tribes barred the governor from setting foot on their land after she said drug cartels operate there — an allegation the nations’ leaders deny.

Noem's role as Homeland Security secretary is expected to be more limited in scope than her predecessors’, sources familiar with the Trump transition tell NBC News.

The incoming president has selected the 53-year-old governor of South Dakota to run the DHS, with immigration a key issue.

Renville also pointed to South Dakota's unique place in the U.S. political sphere, with Noem set to lead the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Sen. John Thune taking over the Republican Senate leader spot and U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson working within a divided House of Representatives.

Native tribe accepts Kristi Noem’s apology and lifts her banishment ahead of confirmation hearing - The governor was banned from all nine Native American reservations last year

The last South Dakota tribe to formally banish Gov. Kristi Noem from their lands is now the first to undo the restriction