Lakota Nation declares independence

[solarbird]

It's only in the Weird News sections right now, but the Lakota seem to be declaring de facto independence by renouncing the treaties with the US government which have long been ignored by the US government anyway. They've been meeting with various embassy staffs in DC, looking for recognition. This link is to zarq's livejournal entry on it, which contains links to a number of of stories and articles.

Comments

[archanglrobriel.livejournal.com]

Uh oh...
The AIM and the Lakota are already on the government's s-list, this isn't going to help matters. I'm betting that the AIM gets itself declared a terrorist organization now. On the other hand, if they succeed, I may just go back to the national homeland. Where did I put my CDIB card again?

[solarbird]

Yeah, seriously. I didn't think about terrorist organisation declaration. That'd let mass detentions without legal recourse get started.

This'll stay Weird News pages unless somebody recognises 'em. Then things'll be different (and not good) real fast.

[dogemperor.livejournal.com]

Yeah...I can't imagine that the US is going to take this lying down--because if the Lakota succeed at this, that opens the door for a lot of other nations (notably the Dine'/Navajo, the Miccosukee/Seminole, and possibly even the Cherokee Nations) to secede in like manner. (The Cherokee Nation even has a Supreme Court precedent backing up its claim of independence.)

Yeah, I expect things to get ugly REAL quick if other nations recognise them as a legitimate nation...

All in all, though, I'm not terribly surprised it was the Lakota. Of all the various nations in "Indian Country", the Lakota have been probably the most dominant in noting that they *are* technically a sovereign nation, and they have *not* let the US government forget this (which is why the government has been very pissy re AIM, etc.).