• TheDemonBuer@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    I see. I just wondered if there was a technical difference, because tribal sovereignty does seem to be more limited than what you would expect of a sovereign nation. We don’t treat them like separate countries. They’re not usually identified on maps of North America, for instance. And I get that most reservations are relatively small, but the Navajo Nation is about the size of Ireland, so plenty big enough to be identified on a map.

    But I don’t mean to interrogate you, I’m just curious about this topic. I think I’ll do some research because I’d like to know more.

    • captainlezbian@lemmy.world
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      2 days ago

      Yeah no nation recognizes them as sovereign. You aren’t about to see a Navajo embassy in Germany or Canada. And they’re asking for UN representation as a separate thing from a full member state