Hello all,
I am the Federal Republic of Madrinpoor. This is my first forum, so I hope it goes smoothly.
The Tlingit are the long-suffering indigenous population of Madrinpoor. They lived in the area before settlers, helped explorers, traded with pilgrims, and even fought in the revolution on the side of the Madri, but have been enslaved, murdered, and relocated. Even as recently as the late 1960s and early 1970s, they have been at the end of human rights abuses, after the infamous Tlingit Genocide. In 1968 the government called for the relocation of all Tlingit to reservations, which were essentially ghettos, and installed a system of segregation to keep Tlingit separate from everyone else. When protests broke out into revolution, the government responded by killing Tlingit populations en masse, in 1969. Violence between the government, the Tlingit, and protesters continued for one year, before the government was overthrown and reinstalled.
Now the Tlingit are represented by the Tlingit Tribal Council, consisting of 10 representatives from each of the twelve tribes. They decide matters of the Tlingit, bring problems to the government, and control the reservations, which are autonomous regions. The Tribal council is divided into parties: the FT, Free Tlingit, which are separatist; the Boknohwate, which are integrationist (full integration back into Madrinpoor, no more autonomous zones); and the ATN, Autonomous Tlingit Nation, the ruling party and the one that favors autonomous semi-separation.
The Tlingit council is gathered in the Tlingit Administrative Hall, in Fulgencia, the Tlingit capital. They prepare to vote on this matter, which will affect not just the Tlingit, but Madrinpoor forever.
Representatives from other countries are welcome, to contribute to the debates, send representatives, and engage in discussion.
Political Parties:
FT - 33/120
Boknohwate - 38/120
ATN - 49/120
Current Standing of Vote:
For:
Against:
Abstain: