Well, when you have institutions of the Federal Government, institutions of the State Government, institutions of the County Government, institutions of the various city governments, plus a lot of “foreigners” who are not Lakotah, and then you have laws which are not their own laws, and all these things are entrenched in their lands — all over the place — that’s not something that is accomplished very easily.
For example..., something really, really simple — let’s say that the Lakotah make a speed limit to be 50 MPH on a particular road and then they put their own “sheriffs” to patrol the area. But, that road is posted for 40 MPH by the “other government” who has not left...
So, when someone goes along the road at 50 MPH, and a “former government official” — a state trooper, stops the driver, does the “new official” come along and confront the “old official” (that state trooper) and tell him to “get lost” — or what? LOL...
What you suggest is something that *does not work* in reality... You just don’t tell all those “institutions” to “pack it up and leave by tomorrow” — they just won’t do it and they’ll keep right on doing what they’ve been doing for years...
So, sorry, that doesn’t work for gaining your independence back again...
I never said it was.
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So, when someone goes along the road at 50 MPH, and a “former government official” — a state trooper, stops the driver, does the “new official” come along and confront the “old official” (that state trooper) and tell him to “get lost” — or what? LOL...
No. The new governmental official tells the old governmental official that he is out of his jurisdiction.
If the old governmental official persists, he can be arrested for acting under color of authority....or impersonating a legitimate official.
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What you suggest is something that *does not work* in reality... You just don’t tell all those “institutions” to “pack it up and leave by tomorrow” — they just won’t do it and they’ll keep right on doing what they’ve been doing for years...
Like I said, deal with the States first. All legitimate civil authority comes from there. If the States agree, the federal government has no say so. If the States don't agree, the Lakota need to get elected to the State legislatures and pressure them until they do.
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Look, there is no magically easy answer to the Lakota Nation's dilemma. You asked a question as a side issue to the thread, and I gave my opinion. Sorry if it doesn't satisfy you.