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The Lakota Indians, who gave the world legendary warriors Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse, have withdrawn from treaties with the United States, leaders said Wednesday. "We are no longer citizens of the United States of America and all those who live in the five-state area that encompasses our country are free to join us."

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Jordan
Dec. 20, 2007, 4:58 a.m.
Wikipedia says there are about 70,000 Lakota, which is about 1.5% of all the people in Nebraska, Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota and South Dakota.
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dirtyfratboy
Dec. 20, 2007, 5 a.m.
This is Petoria all over again...
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bill2936
Dec. 20, 2007, 11:45 a.m.
Note more on the story:
http://www.argusleader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/articl...
Rodney Bordeaux, chairman of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe, said his community has no desire to join the breakaway nation. Means and his group, which call themselves the Lakota Freedom Delegation, have never officially pitched their views to the Rosebud community, Bordeaux said.
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TheVisionary
Dec. 20, 2007, 11:46 a.m.
The one thing I need some clarification on is how this will work? They reside across a five state area, but the states themselves are a part of the United States, so how will the regulate entry into their country (given they said they will have their own passports) etc. Are they not just living on open land? Will they have to set up gated communities? How will all of this work? That's the big question.
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bill2936
Dec. 20, 2007, 11:50 a.m.
More on Russell Means:
http://www.aimovement.org/moipr/onrussellmeans....
In this article the Associated Press, again, erroneously identifies Russell Means as a "Long time leader of the Minneapolis-based American Indian Movement." This is not the first time that this has happened (see attachments, AP story filed on January 8, 1988 by their Fresno, California Bureau, and response from the American Indian Movement's Ministry for Information). This former personality who was previously associated with AIM resigned from the American Indian Movement at least six (6) times, the latest on January 8, 1988.
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peaquod
Dec. 20, 2007, 12:15 p.m.
Whether or not Russell Means is a 'long-time' leader or not...what is very clear is that the United States has never, and I feel very confortable saying, NEVER kept it's word or any of it's treaties with the "First Americans". The U.S. has continually lied, cheated, oppressed and repressed the indigenous peoples.....when land occupied by the native americans became valable...they were summarily removed and the land stolen.
I support the Lakotan Nation!! And wish them all the best!!
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jdhatl
Dec. 20, 2007, 1:20 p.m.
This country exists because o the worst ethnic cleansing in world history. The eradication of the majority of the Indian population was an inspiration for Hitler.
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Fedquip
Dec. 20, 2007, 2:56 p.m.
Very interesting story, lets see how this one develops eh.
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Itachirumon
Dec. 20, 2007, 5:27 p.m.
I truly hope they can manage this, for too long the Native Americans have been being stepped on, they are the LEGAL owners of this entire nation and the ONLY ones who can say without a doubt that they weren't immigrants at any point! I can only hope that Bush doesn't pull something stupid because I could see him asking people to goto war with a sparse 70,000 citizens to 'knock them into line'
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visi
Dec. 21, 2007, 10:23 p.m.
Okay, first off, it was the mexicans and south americans that the spainards killed off, the brits, didnt start until AFTER the indians drew first blood at jamestown, now, no account is given as to why this attack occured, but I bet it had quite a bit to xenophobia, prevelant in the indian culture at the time, and greedy european tradesmen. Either way, it doesnt matter, the lakota nation wont withdraw, if they do, then they need to destroy every "european" style house they own, and give back all thier european cars they drive. Instead of whining about what happend in the past, how about they help fix whats happening in the future, and as far as letting anyone come live on their land tax free, yeah, Ill belive they will let a "white devil" like me do so when the earth stops turning.
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gohungpr21
June 29, 2008, 11:11 p.m.
everyone love freedom!!!