Boston Celtics star Kyrie Irving will visit the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe next week, the tribe announced in an official release.

It will hold an honorary ceremony for Irving, who has ancestry with the tribe, in North Dakota on Thursday, Aug. 23.

Irving supported mass protests of the Dakota Access Pipeline in 2016. He has a Standing Rock tattoo on the back of his neck. There is a Standing Rock seal on the back of the N7s, a line of his Kyrie 4 sneakers that came out in June.

"I'm humbled that we were able to place Standing Rock's tribal seal on this N7 shoe," Irving said in a statement at the time of the shoe's release. "I'm proud of my personal history, so to have this opportunity to represent my family as well as the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe is an incredible honor. Mom, this is for you. I love you so much."

Irving's mother, Elizabeth Ann Larson, was part of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, but was adopted out of it as a child. His grandmother was a citizen of the tribe, as were his great grandfather and great grandmother.

"We could not be more excited," Chairman Mike Faith said in Standing Rock's release. "(Irving) has made us all very proud. To know that he has not forgotten his roots and is taking the time before he starts his basketball season to visit the People, his People, shows that Kyrie has great character and pride in his heritage."

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Fred Katz covers the Celtics for MassLive.com. Follow him on Twitter: @FredKatz.