He advises all six committees of the Tribe, but has been primarily assigned to the Land and Natural Resources Committee. He has worked on more than 40 fee-to-trust applications, the Tribe’s Land Buy-Back Program as well as grazing codes. Mr. Zephier has served the Tribal government and its committees working with local, state, and county governments on issues such as easements, rights-of-way, and fee-to-trust. Zephier graduated from the University of South Dakota School of Law with a Juris Doctorate. He is a member of the Oglala Sioux Tribal Bar and the State Bar of South Dakota.