--- On Sat, 2/28/09, Lynda <lurine AT com-pair.net> wrote:
> Date: Saturday, February 28, 2009, 1:28 PM
> Nope. Well, sort of. A rez, is a rez, is a rez. The land
> belongs in whole to the tribe. There are a few exceptions
> to that rule and they are a mess legally. HOWEVER, they do
> not offer any privacy from the feds or the local government.
> If ya ain't an Indian you don't get any of the
> *supposed* priv's that go with it. Now, it might make
> it a tad bit harder for the feds or locals to get to you if
> they have to do jump through any hoops on the rez. you
> probably wouldn't get a bunch of attention paid to you
> but bottom line is that for a white man the white man rules
> apply.
>
> Ah, you can read about just how much autonomy you have on
> the rez by reading up about Pine Ridge or Peltier.
>
> Lynda