Lakota Indians Withdraw Treaties Signed With U.S. 150 Years Ago
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WASHINGTON — The Lakota Indians, who gave the world legendary warriors
Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse, have withdrawn from treaties with the
United States.
"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,'' long-time Indian rights activist Russell Means said.
A delegation of Lakota leaders has delivered a message to the State
Department, and said they were unilaterally withdrawing from treaties
they signed with the federal government of the U.S., some of them more
than 150 years old.
The group also visited the Bolivian, Chilean, South African and
Venezuelan embassies, and would continue on their diplomatic mission and
take it overseas in the coming weeks and months.
Lakota country includes parts of the states of Nebraska, South Dakota,
North Dakota, Montana and Wyoming.
