Everything about Cascadia Independence Movement totally explained
Cascadia (commonly called the
Republic of Cascadia as a full name) is a proposed name for the independent sovereign state that would be formed by the union of
British Columbia,
Oregon, and
Washington. Other suggested boundary lines also include
Idaho (all or parts),
Northern California, parts of
Alaska, and parts of the
Yukon. This type of "
federation" would require secession from both the
United States and
Canada. The boundaries of this proposed republic would incorporate those of the existing province and states.]]
After
Thomas Jefferson sent
Lewis and Clark into the
Pacific Northwest in 1803, Jefferson envisioned the establishment of an independent nation in the western portion of North America which he dubbed the "Republic of the Pacific". Jefferson's original idea has since been embraced by a number of different groups with generally similar aims.
Elements among the region's population sought to secede from the United States and form their own country from the very beginning of Oregon's statehood. As this is historically a depressed area, many locals placed the blame on the state governments in
Salem and
Sacramento. For that reason, a flag bearing two X's and a gold pan was adopted. The two X's represented the so-called "double crosses" from Sacramento and Salem.
In 1956, groups from
Cave Junction, Oregon and
Dunsmuir, California threatened to tear Southern Oregon and Northern California from their respective state rulers to form the
State of Shasta.
In recent years dissatisfaction with a wide range of issues has led to a renewed interest in the idea of an independent Cascadia. In September 2001, the Cascadian National Party was launched with a full political platform. Three days later, the
September 11th attack occurred, and support for the movement faltered.
In 2005, borrowing heavily from the Cascadian National Party platform, the Cascadian Independence Project was created. Currently it remains the only organization seriously promoting the idea of Cascadian Independence.
Boundaries
There are many disputed borders for Cascadia. The most common border is simply to include the states of
Oregon,
Washington, and the province of
British Columbia.
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) Some maps simply include the states of Oregon and Washington, excluding BC from the map. Some groups have sought to extend the interpretation of Cascadia to embrace parts of
Northern California,
Idaho and
Alaska. Some borders make Cascadia into a
federation, combining
counties into new states (which includes the infamous
State of Jefferson). Other proposed states would include a
State of Trinity,
State of Jackson,
State of Klamath,
State of Shasta and
State of Pacifica.
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