COVID-19 Has Presented Challenges To State And Tribal Relations

(Bismarck, ND) — Turtle Mountain Tribal Chairman Jamie Azure is reminding the state of the economic impact tribes provide North Dakota. Tribal Chairman Jaime Azure addressed the joint session in Bismarck yesterday, noting the pandemic has caused a strain on the relationship between tribes and the state. Azure highlighted the economic development that spawned from the pandemic. In his statement, Azure said tribes provide three-billion dollars in annual revenue to North Dakota.