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Kyrie Irving to be honored by the Standing Rock Sioux tribe

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Irving, who has Sioux ancestry with that tribe through his mother and grandmother, the latter of which was a tribal citizen of the Standing Rock Sioux, has been an outstanding supporter of their efforts to fight potential groundwater contamination by the Keystone XL pipeline.

"Kyrie has long known about his heritage and connection to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and was an active supporter of the NoDAPL movement ... We could not be more excited, he has made us all very proud .