Subject: Reservations<br/>
Date: Nov 28, 2001 @ 06:03<br/>
Author: Anton Sherwood (Anton Sherwood &lt;bronto@...&gt;)<br/>
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<div id="ygrps-yiv-39586748">Someone asked about the status of American Indian reservations?<br/>
I happened to read this today:<br/>
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	Indian reservations within US borders are considered to be<br/>
	sovereign protectorates of the federal government. They have<br/>
	their own legal systems and internal services, and are not<br/>
	affliated with the affairs of US states. However, they cannot<br/>
	negotiate with the outside world as sovereign entities, and the<br/>
	federal government can step in at any time and overthrow their<br/>
	governments. Oh, and by the way, on most reservations, Native<br/>
	Americans have no rights to private property. They can&#39;t own<br/>
	their own homes or land, and if they start businesses or make<br/>
	money, the profits are held in common by the tribe and are<br/>
	divided equally among all members.  . . .<br/>
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Anton Sherwood  --  <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://ogre.nu/">http://ogre.nu/</a></div>