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* The following article was originally published on Jan. 30 2009 in El Mundo, a Caracas daily. Written by a member of the editorial collective of El Libertario www.nodo50.org/ellibertario , it calls attention to what we fear is a bloody attack against these original inhabitants of the western part of the country.

Freedom! Lakota Sioux Indians Declare Sovereign Nation Status
Threaten Land Liens, Contested Real Estate Over Five State
Area in U.S.West Dakota Territory Reverts back to Lakota Control
According toU.S., International Law

WASHINGTON, DC - December 20 - Lakota Sioux Indian
representatives
declared sovereign nation status today in Washington D.C.
following