Lakota Indians Withdraw Treaties Signed With U.S. 150 Years Ago

[O'Dannyboy]

Apparently the U.S. governments arrogance has not gone unnoticed and there are a few who feel they can do something about it.

Read the Article.

Though I doubt much will come of this it one of those things that makes ya go "Hmmmm".

[The Lorax]

So...they're their own country now? It'll be interesting to see how that looks on a map.

[O'Dannyboy]

Not yet they aren't. All the paperwork was submitted to the U.N. back in September according to the article. The could find themselves in a predicament if they do actually wind up a separate nation. It could also be the beginning of the end for the U.S. as they, being a separate nation, would be free to invite all the Muslims they want. Not knowing any better the Indians would probably be bread out, not by whites, but by Hispanics and Arabs. Interesting times is what the Bible says we will have in the end days. In this case, interesting is an understatement.

[The Lorax]

Hmm. Well if they do become a nation, I suppose we will just sanction the heck out of them until they return to the union. I mean, they will be completely landlocked by a country that doesn't appreciate their existence. The only way they could persist as a sovereign, independent nation without US aid would be if they returned to the lifestyles of their ancestors. In that case, I don't think Muslims or anybody would be rushing to join them.

[O'Dannyboy]

While they are land-locked they do share a border with Canada. The Canadians may be more understanding than the U.S. might be. Trade is something they will have to work out. The NAFTA highway would also be running through their land (if they allowed it) and would provide a means for Mexico and other Latin American nations to trade with and use it as hub for illegals to infiltrate both Canada and the U.S. (not that they have much trouble as things are). Interestingly enough, the state of Texas, while it is considered part of the U.S. has it's own constitution and as I am told, is a nation unto itself. Is it any wonder then why their economy is so strong? It will be interesting to see how this plays out.

[Guest]

It should be interesting to see how far this might go. Wonder what would happen if the Lakota got recognized by Canada for example. Can't help but wonder how the idiots in Washington would react to that.

[The Lorax]

This is what the new map would be like, apparently:

http://users.dma.ucla.edu/~estevancarlos/i...akotanation.jpg

Doesn't look like it shares a border with Canada.

[kari21]

Mark my words:

There is no way on God's green earth the United States is gonna allow the Indians to become a separate nation within Americas borders. No way.

[O'Dannyboy]

Mark my words:

There is no way on God's green earth the United States is gonna allow the Indians to become a separate nation within Americas borders. No way.

It wouldn't be within the U.S. borders. It would redefine our border altogether. The tribe has been working on this for 40 years to make sure they go about it the right way. The land that they occupy is theirs in accordance with the treaties that were signed by the U.S. government. Technically the land never belonged to the U.S. government at all. Though they could take it by force or coercion with almost no resistance and force them to sign a new treaty. Obviously this would not look good on them since they have been defending Taiwans' right to independence. You can bet that the U.S. government would see far less resistance than the Chinese would. The situations are similar enough that if the U.S. were to seize the land from the Lakota by force or coercion than I would be willing to bet that China would use that as an excuse to take Taiwan by force. And if the U.S. protested they would fire back with accusation of double standards.

[redwing]

Mark my words:

There is no way on God's green earth the United States is gonna allow the Indians to become a separate nation within Americas borders. No way.

never say never! we're living in strange times.