Sisseton-Wahpeton leader calls nowdeleted social media post ‘inflammatory’

Manhart represents parts of Lake Traverse Reservation
  • J. Garret Renville, chairman of the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate, speaks to visitors from the State-Tribal Relations Committee about the tribe’s artifacts on July 31, 2025. (John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight) Reporter & Farmer | John Hult, SD Searchlight
    J. Garret Renville, chairman of the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate, speaks to visitors from the State-Tribal Relations Committee about the tribe’s artifacts on July 31, 2025. (John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight) Reporter & Farmer | John Hult, SD Searchlight

    AGENCY VILLAGE – The chairman of the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate said July 31 during a meeting of South Dakota’s State-Tribal Relations Committee that an earlier social media post from one of his district’s state representatives was “inflammatory” and “racially charged.”

    Chairman J. Garrett Renville’s tribe hosted the meeting at its headquarters in Agency Village. Earlier in the day, he helped guide so…