Autonomy and Indigenous self-government
Acadian political-status movements
The Parti acadien's 1972-1982 campaign for a separate Acadian province within Canada.
North America
History: 1 min Status verified Sep 2026
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17 published cases matching North America.
Historical independence
Alaskan independence advocacy
From Joe Vogler's 1973 petition drive and the party's 1984 recognition, through Wally Hickel's 1990 governorship and Vogler's 1993 murder, to the party's 2025 dissolution and 2026 successor.
North America History: 1 min Status verified Sep 2026Independence movements
Alberta independence
From the 1974 founding of the Independent Alberta Association to the contemporary Alberta Prosperity Project's 2026 petition drive for an independence referendum.
North America History: 1 min Status verified Sep 2026Political status and decolonisation
Bermuda political status
From the decisively rejected 1995 independence referendum, through the PLP's post-1995 strategy and 2022 constitutional-reform report, to the 2025 general election.
North America History: 1 min Status verified Sep 2026Independence movements
California independence advocacy
From the 2015 founding of Yes California and its 2017 collapse, to separate 2026 and 2028 ballot-initiative efforts.
North America History: 1 min Status verified Sep 2026Independence movements
Greenland
Kalaallit Nunaat
Greenland’s path from Danish colony to self-government, the legal route to independence in the 2009 Act, and the independence debate sharpened by US pressure in 2025–2026.
Arctic, North America History: 4 min Status verified Sep 2026Autonomy and Indigenous self-government
Haudenosaunee sovereignty
From Deskaheh's 1923 mission to the League of Nations, through the 2010 UK passport denial, to later acceptances by Israel, Ireland and other jurisdictions.
North America History: 1 min Status verified Sep 2026Independence movements
Hawaiian sovereignty
From the 1893 overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii and the 1993 Apology Resolution, to the distinct federal-recognition (Ka Lahui Hawaii/Akaka Bill) and full-independence strands of the sovereignty movement.
North America History: 1 min Status verified Sep 2026Historical independence
Lakota sovereignty projects
The 2007 Republic of Lakotah declaration by Russell Means, its lack of recognition, and the absence of documented activity since his 2012 death.
North America History: 1 min Status verified Sep 2026Historical independence
Mexico
From the 1821 Act of Independence, ending the Mexican War of Independence, to Spain's formal recognition of Mexican independence in 1836.
North America History: 1 min Status verified Sep 2026Independence movements
New England independence proposals
From the 1814 Hartford Convention's secession debate to the contemporary New England Independence Campaign, founded 2014.
North America History: 1 min Status verified Sep 2026Historical independence
Newfoundland political-status movements
From the 1948 referendums and 1949 Confederation, to persistent but organisationally thin contemporary separatist sentiment.
North America History: 1 min Status verified Sep 2026Autonomy and Indigenous self-government
Nunavut and Inuit self-government
From the 1993 Nunavut Land Claims Agreement and Nunavut Act to the 1999 creation of Nunavut as a Canadian territory.
North America History: 1 min Status verified Sep 2026Independence movements
Quebec
Québec
Quebec’s sovereignty movement and constitutional debate: two referendums on sovereignty, a Supreme Court reference, the Clarity Act and a sovereignty referendum pledge in the 2026 election.
North America History: 6 min Status verified Sep 2026Independence movements
Texas independence advocacy
From the Texas Nationalist Movement's 2005 founding, through repeated legislative referendum bills, to the 2024 and 2026 Republican Party of Texas platform planks.
North America History: 1 min Status verified Sep 2026Historical independence
United States
From the 1776 Declaration of Independence, through the Revolutionary War, to Great Britain's formal recognition of American independence in the 1783 Treaty of Paris.
North America History: 1 min Status verified Sep 2026Historical independence
Western Canadian separatism
From Wexit Canada's 2020 founding and its rebranding as the Maverick Party, to the party's modest electoral performance and 2025 deregistration.
North America History: 1 min Status verified Sep 2026