PIERRE, S.D. (AP) – Crow Creek Sioux tribal members and supporters say they will set up tepees on land auctioned by the Internal Revenue Service.

Tribal Chairman Brandon Sazue says he intends to fast and pray on the land “until I drop.”

The IRS last week auctioned off a large swath of land owned by an impoverished Indian tribe to help pay off more than $3 million in back taxes, penalties and interest. The tribe says the sale is illegal under federal laws protecting American Indian land and sued to block the sale. A judge let it proceed but promised to schedule a trial to hear the tribe's arguments.

The National Weather Service says a storm is expected to bring snow and extreme cold to the region starting Tuesday.