This is a list of currently active separatist movements in North America . Separatism includes autonomism and secessionism .
Criteria
What is and is not considered an autonomist or secessionist movement is sometimes contentious. Entries on this list must meet three criteria:
They are active movements with active members.
They are seeking greater autonomy or self-determination for a geographic region (as opposed to personal autonomy ).
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:
De facto state (de facto entity): for unrecognized regions with de facto autonomy.
Proposed state: proposed name for a seceding sovereign state.
Proposed autonomous area: for movements towards greater autonomy for an area but not outright secession.
United States
Cascadia
Proposed state: Republic of Cascadia
Native Americans
Proposed states and/or autonomous regions: Multiple
Southern US Southern United States
State of Deseret Deseret [75]
Ethnic group: Mormons
Proposed state or autonomous region: Deseret
Aztlán
Boundaries of the Republic of New Afrika New Afrika
Ethnic group: African Americans
Proposed state or autonomous region: Republic of New Afrika [84] [85]
Proposed entity: Includes Louisiana, Alabama, South Carolina, Georgia, and Mississippi
Advocacy group: Pan-Africanists [86] Black Radical Congress , Nuwaubian Nation , Huey P. Newton Gun Club , Black Lives Matter (Factions)
Political parties: New Black Panther Party , African People's Socialist Party , Not Fucking Around Coalition , Black Hammer Party , Revolutionary Black Panther Party , Black Riders Liberation Party New England in the USA in red New England
Proposed state or autonomous region: Republic of New England[87]
Northwest Territorial Imperative [91] [92] [93]
Boundaraies of the Northwest American Republic Alaska
Alaska California California
Proposed state or autonomous area: Second Californian Republic/"New" California or autonomy
Texas
New Hampshire [105] [106]
Proposed state or autonomous area: New Hampshire
Vermont
Territories
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
United States Virgin Islands