The Octet Sakowin Treaty Council (Sioux Nation; in South Dakota) unanimously passed a CEASEFIRE resolution on December 14, 2023

A RESOLUTION OF OCETI SAKOWIN TREATY COUNCIL AFFIRMING SUPPORT FOR THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE OF GAZA

WHEREAS, the Oceti Sakowin Council is the treaty body of the Oceti Sakowin.

WHEREAS, In 1830, Congress passed the Indian Removal Act as a means of claiming and expanding U.S. territory by violently removing Native Peoples from our homelands to territories not our own;

WHEREAS, This act was designed to cut relationships Native Peoples had with the land by removing us, destroying our homes, our medicines, our crops, our livestock, and killing any who resisted;

WHEREAS, On the other side of the world, our Palestinian Relatives in Gaza are resisting similar violence and conditions, albeit under a different timeline of settler colonization.

WHEREAS, Israel is now engaged in an ethnic cleansing campaign by explicitly requiring two million Palestinians to leave Gaza immediately or risk being bombed in their homes by the Israeli army:

WHEREAS, In 2022, the U.S. committed over $3.3 billion in foreign assistance to Israel. 99.7 percent of that aid went directly to the Israeli military:

WHEREAS, the state of Israel would not be able to maintain an apartheid regime without enormous military aid provided by the United States every year, thereby also depriving Americans and Federal Programs of money for their own urgent needs;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Oceti Sakowin Treaty Council urges State and Federal Representatives to advocate for life-saving fuel, water, food, and supplies to be immediately allowed into Gaza, to stop military aid to the Israel government, and for an immediate cease-fire;

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oceti Sakowin Treaty Council stands in full solidarity with our Palestinian relatives and full liberation of their homeland;

FINALLY, BE IT RESOLVED that the Oceti Sakowin Treaty Council advocates for the dignity and safety of residents in every community, regardless of what crimes its leadership may commit, and that peaceful diplomacy is the only way to achieve this safety and dignity.

PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the Oceti Sakowin Treaty Council by _ votes for passage and adoption and _ votes against passage and adoption this 14 day of December, 2023.