The article does say that they've been working on this for over thirty years, though. They may not be prepared to (or want to) accept a lot of immigrants, but I'm actually inclined to think they're more serious than just a publicity stunt.
Well, I believe they're serious. But Russell Means isn't, so far as I know, a member of any Lakota tribal council. A group of people declaring seccession doesn't a seccession make.
In other words, there's no legal effect here. Just political. Which is fine, as far as it goes--but I suspect the various tribal councils would like to have a say before giving up their IHS benefits, for instance.
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Date: 2007-12-20 09:33 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2007-12-20 09:39 pm (UTC)In other words, there's no legal effect here. Just political. Which is fine, as far as it goes--but I suspect the various tribal councils would like to have a say before giving up their IHS benefits, for instance.