1787 – U.S. Constitution
Article VI of United States Constitution Article. VI. – Debts, Supremacy, Oaths All Debts contracted and Engagements entered into, before the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be as valid against the United States under this Constitution, as under the Confederation. This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance [...]
1974 – Declaration of Independence
We acknowledge the historical fact that the struggle for Independence of the Peoples of our sacred Mother Earth have always been over sovereignty of land. These historical freedom efforts have always involved the highest human sacrifice.
2006 U.N. Human Rights Commission Brief
In the United States today, indigenous peoples can be deprived of their lands and resources without due process of law and without compensation; indigenous governments can be terminated at will by the federal government; and treaties may be arbitrarily abrogated.
1969 – Vienna Convention on Treaties
Recognizing the ever-increasing importance of treaties as a source of international law and as a means of developing peaceful co-operation among nations, whatever their constitutional and social systems
Treaties of Fort Laramie
Treaty of Fort Laramie 1868
Lakotah Sioux Chief Red Cloud, fed up with the US policy of “treaties” to approve their agenda without living up to their end of the bargain, famously stated: “I have listened patiently to the promises of the Great Father, but his memory is short. I am now done with him. This is all I have to say”
Key Documents
To understand the Sovereignty Efforts of the Republic of Lakotah, one must understand the Law. This movement is based on following the Law and insisting that the United States of America follow its own laws, most especially Article VI of the U.S. Constitution which states that the Treaty is the “Supreme Law of the Land.” [...]