Then the colonial disease mutated and took on new forms. Some
“contagions”, like the United States and the Soviet Union began to
believe they could be masters of the universe. 160 wars were provoked
worldwide as a result of the “divide and conquer” mutation. Then new
forms of “colonialism” erupted in the business world. Mega-sized
international corporations started trying to gobble up all people,
governments and resources as if there was no tomorrow.
Instead of curing colonization, the UN developed its own strains of the
disease. The addicts used it as a tool. European institutions [like the
World Bank, International Monetary Fund and others] forced themselves
onto Indigenous Peoples to rape our land, labor and material resources.
War was promoted as “peacekeeping”. The international court confirmed
that no people could be absorbed into another state without the free
and fully informed consent of the majority of the people concerned. The
colonial poison spread. Indigenous peoples were unlawfully incorporated
into the boundaries of the “invaders”. The UN tried to fudge the issue
by establishing a separate “Indigenous Forum”.
The states most severely infected are the Americas, Australia and New
Zealand which have been populated by the contaminated Europeans and
other immigrants. They brought colonial and other diseases with them.
They reinforced the delusion that they own everything that had been
stolen during the height of the colonial epidemic. The disorder has to
be eradicated by decolonization. They have to work out a solution and a
reasonable plan for regaining their mental and social health. They have
to return everything they stole. Otherwise this sickness is going to
take them on a fast track to total destruction. We have struggled to
find a cure ever since the colonial “plague” wiped out 115 million of
our people in the Americas. We have repeatedly asked to be left alone.
We have retreated to avoid contamination.
The Europeans continue to chase their addiction by finding more
victims. What will happen when they run out? They will either kick the
habit or they will die. It looks like they will continue to be driven
by demons of greed. Their own scientists tell them they have brought
the environment perilously close to collapse. They don’t seem to be
able to stop themselves. They continue to tear apart and pollute every
nook, vale and ancient plane of the environment. They seed clouds with
toxic chemicals and create continents of garbage in the ocean. Lakes
are full of bubbling sewage of chemical residue.
The lush forests that
once sheltered our ancestors have been felled. They have destroyed the
sacred spawning grounds of fish, the nesting grounds of birds and the
habitats of our animal protectors. The cities that the Europeans were
once so proud of are flooded with social, political, economic and other
toxins. Yet the disease continues to hold them in its deadly grip. Like
junkies they keep trying to infect everybody. The habit of ignoring and
defaming Indigenous Peoples continues. We try to coax these colonial
“low lifes” out of their madness.
They’re making a “hell on earth” for
everybody! Recently the Lakota decided to give the colonists another
chance to come to their senses. They put out a “Declaration of
Continuing Independence” on December 17, 2007. It’s nothing new.
According to ancient principles of international law that were defined
and confirmed by the UN, the Lakota and all Indigenous Peoples continue
to be independent and sovereign. The colonists did not respect the law
because they’re sick and deluded. But that is no excuse.
There are signs that many people who were born in colonial society have
developed a resistance to the disease. The Lakota Declaration is
attempting to strengthen the process needed to overcome the illness. It
is offering members of the colonial society a reality check and a
chance to start treating everyone with equality and respect. They’ll
have to leave their “false hierarchical high” and fill that void some
other way! Can they rehabilitate themselves and begin the long slow
process of recovering from their addiction and escape this ravaging
disease?
Please find attached the Lakota “Notice to All Foreign Governments and
Private Owners of Real Estate” within their Republic. It proposes a new
beginning for all Indigenous peoples of the Americas. The declaration
has been recognized as such by over 140 nations in the world so far. It
is a good way to begin the new year!
Kahentinetha Horn, MNN Mohawk Nation News
January 1. 2008
Notice to All Foreign Governments and Private Owners of Real Estate within the Republic of Lakotah
TO:
The United States of America;
The States of: Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota and Nebraska;
The County and Municipal Governments Operating within the Republic of
Lakotah; and All Private Owners of Real Estate within the Republic of
Lakotah
Lakotah, through its government, have appointed representatives to
withdraw from all the treaties with the United States of America.
Lakotah, through such representatives, have formally withdrawn from all
agreements and treaties with the United States of America. The
reinstitution of our freedom and independence is found in law.
Lakotah has reclaimed sovereignty as a nation and over its traditional lands.
Despite many years of repeated bad faith on the part of the United
States government towards the Lakotah People, the Lakotah hold no
animosity toward the American people, most of whom have had no part in
the actions of their government. We wish to deal with the American
people in good faith and in a win-win manner.
While we have the right to impose liens on all of the real estate in
our country, we prefer to come to resolutions with you all with out
resorting to such measures. Accordingly, at this time, we are only
declaring liens on real estate held by governments foreign to the
Republic of Lakotah, but not on real estate held by private parties.
The Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States
of America and the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties
substantiate this freedom.
Lakotah welcomes the opportunity to meet and discuss this matter. We
are in the process of scheduling meetings and will issue public
invitations. Should you desire input with regard to scheduling these
meetings, please contact us at the above.
Russell Means,
Chief Facilitator
Provisional Government
Republic of Lakotah
Republic of Lakotah
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