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:

  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

Barbuda

Canada

Main article: Secessionist movements of Canada
Cascadia

Cascadia

Western Canada

Western Canada

Alberta

Alberta

Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan

Quebec

Quebec

 British Columbia

Vancouver Island

Northern Ontario

Colombia

San Andrés y Providencia

Denmark

Map of Greenland

For other movements in Denmark, see List of active separatist movements in Europe § Denmark.

 Greenland

France

Map of Guadeloupe
Map of Martinique

Main articles: Overseas France, Overseas country of France, Overseas collectivity, and Overseas department and region

Further information: List of active separatist movements in Europe § France, List of active separatist movements in South America § France, List of active separatist movements in Africa § France, and List of active separatist movements in Oceania § France

France Guadeloupe

France Martinique

Haiti

Gonâve Island

Mexico

Autonomist movements
Zapatista

Chiapas

Triqui

Netherlands

Curaçao Curaçao

 Aruba

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Nevis and the neighbour Saint Kitts island.

 Nevis[60]

Trinidad and Tobago

Tobago

United States

Main article: Secession in the United States

See also: List of active separatist movements in Oceania § United States

Cascadia

Native Americans

Southern US

Southern United States

State of Deseret

Deseret[74]

Aztlán

See also: Chicano nationalism, Plan de Aztlan, and Reconquista (Mexico)
Boundaries of the Republic of New Afrika

New Afrika

Main article: African-American self-determination
New England in the USA in red

New England

Northwest Territorial Imperative[89][90][91]

Boundaraies of the Northwest American Republic

Alaska

Alaska
California

California

Texas

New Hampshire New Hampshire[103][104]

Vermont Vermont

Territories

Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico

Main article: Independence movement in Puerto Rico

 United States Virgin Islands

United Kingdom

Bermuda Bermuda[119][120][121]

See also

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