Thousands of bikers heading to South Dakota rally to be blocked at tribal land checkpoints

Native American tribes have set up checkpoints to block thousands of bikers attending the 10-day Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota from entering tribal lands
The Cheyenne River Sioux announced Saturday the checkpoints would be set up as a part of the tribe’s larger COVID-19 prevention policy to prevent a potential outbreak
Only commercial and emergency vehicles will be let through the checkpoints onto reservation land
Officials say a number of bikers have already tried to enter the land but were turned away
Those checkpoints were set up during pandemic to prevent people from entering tribal land to block virus
The 80-tradition motorcycle rally anticipates 250,000 attendees and revelers have been seen maskless and ignoring social distancing so far
In South Dakota there are 9,477 COVID-19 cases, 146 deaths, and 48 hospitalizations