The resolution supports the repeal of the Sioux-Dakota Removal Act, which was enacted by Congress in 1863 following a series of conflicts between the Dakota tribes and settlers in Minnesota. The resolution highlights the historical context of the Dakota, Anishinaabe, and Ho-Chunk Native Americans' long-standing presence in the region, the strain on treaties due to settler encroachment, and the resulting violence that led to the mass execution of Dakota warriors and the forced removal of the tribes from their ancestral lands. It emphasizes the ongoing impact of these historical injustices on the descendants of the displaced tribes, who are now members of federally recognized tribes in neighboring states.

The resolution calls for Congress to amend the Sioux-Dakota Removal Act to formally remove the banishment of the affected tribes from their ancestral homelands while ensuring that existing property rights and land allocations to the tribes remain intact. It seeks to address the obsolescence and offense caused by the continued existence of the removal acts in federal law. The resolution has been adopted by the South Dakota Senate and directs the Secretary of the Senate to transmit copies to key federal officials and congressional delegations from South Dakota, North Dakota, Nebraska, and Minnesota.