Lakota Sioux delegation renounces all Treaties with U.S. Declare Independence

Incredible! I find it interesting that I was discussing the topic (of Native People's in general) with a total stranger yesterday. As I remarked about the sadness of so many broken treaties with First Nations peoples, we discussed that it would be a hard thing for those wrongs to ever be made right... such as reparations and all that. The delegation making this announcement is not an official spokesgroup for the Lakota Sioux. I feel we should begin to pray for all leaders to have wisdom in the decisions they will make that will affect these nations.
=== NEWS RELEASE: Thursday, December 20, 2007 ====

Lakota Sioux representatives have announced they are a total sovereign nation now and have renounced and are withdrawing from all treaties they have signed with the US Federal government. They have already met with the representatives of several other foreign nations following their delivery of the declaration to the State department..." Lakota Sioux Indian representatives declared sovereign nation status today in Washington D.C. following Monday’s withdrawal from all previously signed treaties with the United States Government. The withdrawal, hand delivered to Daniel Turner, Deputy Director of Public Liaison at the State Department, immediately and irrevocably ends all agreements between the Lakota Sioux Nation of Indians and the United States Government outlined in the 1851 and 1868 Treaties at Fort Laramie Wyoming.
“This is an historic day for our Lakota people,” declared Russell Means, Itacan of Lakota. “United States colonial rule is at its end!” "...more at their press release. http://www.lakotafreedom.com/media.html