Irving's mother, Elizabeth Larson, was a member of the tribe before getting adopted out during her youth. She died when Irving was four, but he has embraced her background and he got a tattoo with the tribe's logo on his neck, per Windhorst. Irving also supported the tribe's effort to stop the Dakota Access Pipeline.
Kyrie Irving Named 'Little Mountain' in Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Ceremony
Kyrie Irving Named 'Little Mountain' in Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Ceremony