Grassroots Oyate leaders have said they filed for an injunction in tribal court to hold the removal off for 10 days, but an employee in the Clerk of Court's office told one reporter that as of July 20 no injunction had been filed. During the past week there has been much speculation regarding the presence of U.S. Army soldiers on the Pine Ridge Reservation. Some tribal members feel the soldiers and the South Dakota National Guard are on hand to help with physically removing the dissident group from the building. Much of the speculation began when an OST Council member asked during a meeting broadcast over KILI radio if the soldiers could legally be used to help remove the Grassroots Oyate from the building. According to most sources, the soldiers were sent by President Clinton to help repair roads on the reservation before school starts in late August or September.
Eyewitnesses say the soldiers are doing just that.
The SD National Guard is reportedly on hand to assure that no physical violence occurs to the OST Council members during their meetings which are held mostly in Kyle now instead of Pine Ridge Village. OST Council members have complained that the Department of Public Safety has done little in enforcing tribal laws that relate to the takeover of the tribal headquarters building. Little White Man said he is aware of the council's resolution but no immediate action would be taken until the chief of police and the police captain returned from some official trip. The Grassroots Oyate has occupied the Red Cloud Building since January 16.