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This was first reported last week, and promptly got buried. Your correspondent things it needs to be unearthed again, if for no other reason to subject it to the crucible of debate, "in order to form a more perfect Union," as it were.

The Lakota nation has seceded from the United States. According to this article, they've been planning to do so since 1974. They have written an outline for a constitution, based in Lakota spirituality. The form of government is quasi-parlimentary; there is to be a house of chiefs and headmen, and a house of commons. The executive committee is to be formed from four of the former, and three of the latter.

I will note that neither article quotes any US government official. No word as to whether said government officials had any trouble with sand in their hair the next day.

Many, many more links here, which is where I was originally pointed at the story.

(For those who are wondering and haven't clicked on the constitution link above, "Wolakota" is the Lakota way of life, which is a spiritual path. The Lakota are colloquially known as Sioux; your correspondent tends towards calling people what they call themselves, modulo linguistic difficulties.)