FLANDREAU, S.D. (AP) — 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.

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

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.

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