The South Dakota state capitol building is seen in Pierre, South Dakota, Feb. 7, 2018, with state Rep. Peri Pourier. (REUTERS/Lawrence Hurley | Facebook/Rep. Peri Pourier)
Pourier, who is Oglala Lakota, suggested that the key pillars of the GOP line up "with the principle of tribal sovereignty."
"The core tenets of the Republican Party, decentralized government, self-determination, economic prosperity, lower energy costs, and strong public safety align with the principle of tribal sovereignty," she noted.
KENTUCKY SENATE DEMOCRAT SWITCHES PARTIES TO GOP IN MAJOR BLOW TO DEM GOV ANDY BESHEAR
Two pillows on a sofa the Bipartisan Policy Center in Washington D.C., one with the Democratic Party symbol of a donkey and the other with the Republican Party Symbol of an elephant (Brooks Kraft LLC/Corbis via Getty Images)
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In a 2022 Facebook post, Pourier urged people to vote early, writing, "Your reproductive rights are on the line."
Alex Nitzberg is a writer for Fox News Digital.
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