The Republic of Lakotah or Lakotah is a proposed independent republic in North America for, but not limited to, the Lakota people. Proposed by activist Russell Means, the suggested territory would be surrounded by the borders of the United States, covering thousands of square miles in North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Wyoming, and Montana. These proposed borders are those of the 1851 Treaty of Fort Laramie between the United States government and the Lakota. Currently these lands are occupied by existing Indian reservations as well as non-Native settlements. None of the existing Lakota tribal governments currently support this proposed new republic, nor were they consulted about the proposal.