This makes me sad.
I've often pondered the issue of the plains and other Indians in the USA. I can understand why people would not want to assimilate into our culture today. Heck, there are huge swaths of our culture that mystify, sicken, disgust and bother me. But after 150 years, what is the Federal Government going to do? Send in troops? Federal Agents? This can't end well and sending delegates to foreign embassies is troublesome too.
What's the answer? I doubt its possible to have a rational discourse with these people. Forgive my rudimentary historical knowledge from that time frame, but I think those treaties were signed to prevent sending in troops.
Sad.
I'm not sure where their reservation(s) borders, but they might find it a trifle hard to engage in national and international commerce if we deny them egress from their territory and access to "sovereign" United States territory. And, deny them permission to fly over "our" airspace. They're completely cut off. They'll be back.
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