Lakota Nation Secedes

Okay, seriously, what's going on here?

The Lakota Tribes have now withdrawn from 150-year-old treaties with the US and are claiming secession.

"We are now a free country and independent of the United States of America," Means said in a telephone interview. "This is all completely legal."Means said a Lakota delegation on Monday delivered a statement of "unilateral withdrawal" from the United States to the U.S. State Department in Washington.

Just to make things better we are told that they are in talks with other beleaguered nativist minorities in other countries:

Meanwhile, the delegation has delivered copies of the letter to the embassies of Bolivia, Venezuela, Chile and South Africa. "We're asking for recognition," Means said, adding that Ireland and East Timor are "very interested" in the declaration.

I'm not familiar with the situation, but holy crap, what's going on here? The article goes into some detail about the situation, but not in any meaningful depth that would enable us to understand.



Currently researching exactly what pushed the Lakota Nation over the edge at this point in time...

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