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It would be a good first move to kick the BIA and all other US Federal agencies off the res, and force them to set up shop on adjacent US land. That would no doubt spark the war you desire.
Originally posted by milkyway12
reply to post by frazzle
I do not feel comfortable calling indian tribes or reservations domestic separate nations. They were conquered and sparred from utter annihilation. However, if they want to attempt to take back what is / was rightfully there's ( which they lost in war, and the bad politics of America), then they have a right. They just need to make sure they are all willing to die for it, and die they will.
I am also somewhat torn by this because if a rebellion occurs, with the backing of states, id take part in it, however, id also be willing to accept the consequences of living by the sword or losing the rebellion. The Indians should expect to deal with the consequences as well, and right now, there isnt a state backed rebellion.edit on 1-10-2012 by milkyway12 because: (no reason given)
The troubles in 1866–1868 in the Powder River region, often called “Red Cloud’s War,” resulted in a clear victory for the Lakota. The Lakota had denied the Bozeman Trail to virtually all immigrant travel. Army supply trains had to fight their way through, and soldiers were bottled up in their forts. The Indians had little need to negotiate a treaty and so ignored all government overtures to do so. Finally in 1868 the soldiers abandoned their forts along the Bozeman Trail as a way to restart treaty negotiations. By this time the U.S. government was set on confining the Sioux to proscribed territory but first it needed a treaty.
Originally posted by milkyway12
reply to post by frazzle
I do not feel comfortable calling indian tribes or reservations domestic separate nations. They were conquered and sparred from utter annihilation. However, if they want to attempt to take back what is / was rightfully there's ( which they lost in war, and the bad politics of America), then they have a right. They just need to make sure they are all willing to die for it, and die they will.
I am also somewhat torn by this because if a rebellion occurs, with the backing of states, id take part in it, however, id also be willing to accept the consequences of living by the sword or losing the rebellion. The Indians should expect to deal with the consequences as well, and right now, there isnt a state backed rebellion.edit on 1-10-2012 by milkyway12 because: (no reason given)
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