On Fri 2019-01-18T11:57:19-0500 Fred Gleason hath writ:
Apples and oranges! Indian reservations in the US are actually considered 'sovereign nations', with the relationship to the United States defined by treaty. As such, they have autonomous governments that are recognized by and accountable to their residents. The recent case with Metlakatla voting to change its time zone in a general election illustrates this well.
Oh, cool! I think this means that my Hoosier ancestors have just been accorded as sovereign nations by tzdb. Hoorah for Perry County! -- Steve Allen <sla@ucolick.org> WGS-84 (GPS) UCO/Lick Observatory--ISB 260 Natural Sciences II, Room 165 Lat +36.99855 1156 High Street Voice: +1 831 459 3046 Lng -122.06015 Santa Cruz, CA 95064 https://www.ucolick.org/~sla/ Hgt +250 m