A Native American tribe in South Dakota has lifted its banishment of Republican Gov. Kristi Noem ahead of her confirmation hearing for Homeland Security secretary, reported the New York Sun.

In a letter to Noem written Tuesday, Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe President Anthony Reider said the tribe’s executive committee, a leadership council, voted to remove the governor’s banishment.

The letter also lauded Noem on her nomination.

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