Bryan Brewer
Bryan Brewer | |
|---|---|
| President of the Oglala Sioux Tribe | |
| In office 2012–2014 | |
| Preceded by | John Yellow Bird Steele |
| Succeeded by | John Yellow Bird Steele |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
Bryan V. Brewer was president of the Oglala Sioux Tribe from 2012 to 2014.[1][2]
Presidency
[edit | edit source]Brewer has tried to end illegal alcohol sales near the reservation border, even joining a 2013 protest against alcohol sales in Whiteclay just outside the tribal borders.[3][4] Brewer, along with Debra White Plume and other activists, formed a blockade to stop beer trucks from entering Whiteclay. Brewer was arrested on an unrelated warrant during the protests, but vowed to continue fighting against alcohol sales.[5][4]
He also argued against lifting Pine Ridge's prohibition on alcohol.
Controversies
[edit | edit source]In June 2014, Brewer was suspended and considered for impeachment by the tribal council for signing contracts without council approval and for mishandling a $5,000 donation.[6] However, he was acquitted; in July, the council voted to not remove him and to not suspend him without pay.[7]
Post-presidency
[edit | edit source]In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, he argued in favor of the checkpoints that the Oglala put up after South Dakota governor Kristi Noem demanded they be taken down.[8]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Brewer was born in Pine Ridge, South Dakota on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.[9] Brewer founded the popular Lakota Nation Invitational event.[9] He is a veteran of the Vietnam War.
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