Re: statement
... sorry, I meant to add to that.
"as if a people must already have a territory and a government to be a nation"
It is hoped that by being recognized as a people, that that would give way to accountability and respect as a nation, among other nations.
It really depends on the people and their motives doesn't it.
Splinx is right right when he said below that, "Trying to settle all of the wrongs over the course of the years will only lead to further bloodshed." Everyone has the right to exist.