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"I get your point as this tribal visa business is part of the recent Balkanization effort on the part of the left but I think the Iroquois have had formalized relations and treaties with the UK long before the US ever did, before the French and Indian war."

They very well may have. And, the British government had formalized relations and treaties with Turkey (then the Ottoman Empire) LONG before America was even a British Colony. But, if you want to travel to the UK from Turkey and Turkey to the UK, guess what you need? That's right - a visa.

Another thing that really chaps my behind is this sentence from the article...

"The Iroquois' plight has reached the U.S. House of Representatives floor, where Rep. Dan Maffei (D-N.Y.) spoke on behalf of the players Wednesday.
“These Iroquois, or Haudenosaunee, were the inventors of the game of lacrosse," Maffei said. "It would be an international embarrassment if they’re not allowed to compete.”

I don't care if they all had a hand in curing cancer, what the heck is an US Congressman addressing their "plight" in the well of the House floor, if they wish to be a separate nation traveling on non-US passports?

Again, if they want to be a separate country, then be a separate country. If they want to enjoy the benefits and privileges of being a US citizen, then they darn sure better be happy to travel on a US passport.

They can't have it both ways. Either they're American, or they aren't. If they aren't. It's really none of our damn business what the UK does to them, or for them.

I don't care if they all had a hand in curing cancer, what the heck is an US Congressman addressing their "plight" in the well of the House floor, if they wish to be a separate nation traveling on non-US passports?

That is pretty funny...

I wonder if the separate nation passport idea arose at the same time as the gambling and cigarette tax exemptions became big money?