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twincityhacker) wrote2007-12-20 02:46 pm
twincityhacker) wrote2007-12-20 02:46 pm
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Yesterday, Lakota tribe withdrew from their treaties from the US, and have declared sovereign nation status. They are also seeking diplomatic relations with Bolivia, Chile, Venezuela, and South Africa.
Rapid City Journal
Sioux Falls Argus Leader
AFP
Fox News First "major" news source to pick this up.
The Lakota leaders has been apparently working on this since 1974, since they drafted a document stating their continued independence. Reasons given is constant treaty breaking and continued theft of land, resources, children, and way of life.
Lakota treaties with USA
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Rapid City Journal
Sioux Falls Argus Leader
AFP
Fox News First "major" news source to pick this up.
The Lakota leaders has been apparently working on this since 1974, since they drafted a document stating their continued independence. Reasons given is constant treaty breaking and continued theft of land, resources, children, and way of life.
Lakota treaties with USA
As seen from
quizzicalsphinx.