PGHIMC - Pittsburgh Independent Media Center

more on lakota independence
by r Thursday, Dec. 27, 2007 at 3:39 AM

more info on Lakota independence

UPI covered the story
this is an excerpt
"We are now a free country and independent of the United States of America," Means told the Rapid City (S.D.) Journal. "This is all completely legal."
The server for the Lakota Web site crashed Thursday after news spread of the Native American secession attempt.

Daily-Jeff.com
excerpt
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.
The State Department did not respond. "That'll take some time," Means said.
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.
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This should be the front page news of every paper in the country. The various IMC pages I've looked at have not had any of this except the Indymedia main english page. This information should be widely circulated....
The state dept. and the Bureau of Indian Affairs have not yet responded.