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Re:Tesla opens a center on Native American land, selling car... by protomyth on Monday September 13, 2021 @05:55PM (#28517385)
The one problem is many reservations are nowhere near cities. The federal government tended to want to put Native Americans on land away from the settlers.

The other problem is how the tribe implemented its TERO (Tribal Employment Rights Ordinance or Office) rules. They can often be particularly odious to business ventures on the reservation.

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Re:Tesla opens a center on Native American land, selling car... by beambot on Tuesday September 14, 2021 @01:55AM (#28520773)
Can tribes create embassies? This sounds like a great boon to tribal economies: Buy land, turn into embassy (sovereign land), lease building to Tesla for dealership, profit.
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Re:Tesla opens a center on Native American land, selling car... by protomyth on Tuesday September 14, 2021 @09:18PM (#28533936)
The Navajo Nation has one in DC, but its not really a true embassy with all the diplomatic privileges and it isn't considered part of the tribal land.

As to adding land, its complicated https://www.bia.gov/bia/ots https://www.fns.usda.gov/fdpir/distinction-between-reservati...

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Re:Tesla opens a center on Native American land, selling car... by dragonwriter on Tuesday September 14, 2021 @09:43PM (#28534167)
> Can tribes create embassies?

No. Just as US states can't (tribal “sovereignty” is even farther from that of independent states than that of US states is.)

> Buy land, turn into embassy

Even for entities that can create embassies, that's not how they are created. You can't just acquire fee simple title and then at-will promote it to embassy status.

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