List of active separatist movements in North America

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This is a list of currently active separatist movements in North America. Separatism includes autonomism and secessionism.

Criteria[edit]

What is and is not considered an autonomist or secessionist movement is sometimes contentious. Entries on this list must meet three criteria:

  1. They are active movements with active members.
  2. They are seeking greater autonomy or self-determination for a geographic region (as opposed to personal autonomy).
  3. They are citizens/people of the conflict area and do not come from another country.

Under each region listed is one or more of the following:

Antigua and Barbuda[edit]

Barbuda

Canada[edit]

Cascadia

Cascadia

  • Proposed state: Republic of Cascadia
    • Advocacy group: Cascadia Department of Bioregion[3][4][5]
Western Canada

Western Canada

Alberta

Alberta

Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan

Quebec

Quebec

 British Columbia

Vancouver Island

Northern Ontario

Colombia[edit]

San Andrés y Providencia

Denmark[edit]

Map of Greenland

 Greenland

France[edit]

Map of Guadeloupe
Map of Martinique

France Guadeloupe

France Martinique

Haiti[edit]

Gonâve Island

Mexico[edit]

Autonomist movements
Zapatista

Chiapas

Triqui

Netherlands[edit]

Curaçao Curaçao

 Aruba

Saint Kitts and Nevis[edit]

Nevis and the neighbour Saint Kitts island.

 Nevis[60]

Trinidad and Tobago[edit]

Tobago

United States[edit]

Cascadia

  • Proposed state: Republic of Cascadia

Native Americans

Southern US

Southern United States

State of Deseret

Deseret[74]

Aztlán

Boundaries of the Republic of New Afrika

New Afrika

New England in the USA in red

New England

Northwest Territorial Imperative[90][91][92]

Boundaraies of the Northwest American Republic

Alaska

Alaska
California

California

Texas

New Hampshire New Hampshire[104][105]

Vermont Vermont

Territories[edit]

Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico

 United States Virgin Islands

United Kingdom[edit]

Bermuda Bermuda[120][121][122]

See also[edit]

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