‘Be a man’: Indigenous leaders still waiting for Sheehy apology after disparaging remarks

Under a drizzle of rain and overlooking the Billings skyline Thursday, more Indigenous voices joined calls for U.S. Senate hopeful Tim Sheehy to apologize for his racist comments.

Nearly two weeks after recordings surfaced of the Republican candidate reinforcing stereotypes of drunkenness among Native Americans, Sheehy has yet to publicly address those disparaging statements. The silence spurred the head of the Rocky Mountain Tribal Leadership Council to host a conference in which he asked Sheehy to respond.

“He needs to be a man,” said One Who Rides His Horse East, a spokesperson for the organization, ahead of the conference. “He needs to be a grown man.”

In late August, the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes news outlet Char-Koosta News published an article quoting Sheehy at a 2023 campaign fundraiser in Shelby. During the fundraiser, the millionaire businessman bragged about having a ranching partner who is a member of the Crow Tribe. He also said roping and branding with Crow tribal members is “a great way to bond with all the Indians while they’re drunk at 8:00 a.m.”

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