The state flag of South Dakota flies over the South Dakota Mines campus on Dec. 8, 2023, in Rapid City. Seth Tupper, South Dakota Searchlight ...

South Dakota state Democratic Sen. Shawn Bordeaux, left, and Rep. Eric Emery hold the flag of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024, at the state Capitol in Pierre, S.D. At right is ...

The South Dakota governor made some progress on an initiative to get the state's tribes to let their flags fly in the capitol — only to have a setback over her comments about crime on tribal lands.