Cascadia movement

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The Cascadia movement refers to various different movements seeking greater autonomy for various conceptualizations of land adjacent to what is broadly referred to as the Pacific Northwest. This includes a nationalist independence movement seeking to establish Cascadian autonomy along the modern state lines of Oregon, Washington and the Canadian province of British Columbia, as well as a Cascadian national identity surpassing identification with the state/territory or federal government. Proponents of this conceptualization of Cascadia also frequently advocate for the creation of a shared economic zone. There also exists a bioregionalist movement that aims to promote the recognition, decolonization and reinhabitation of the Cascadia bioregion, and the construction of bioregional mutual aid networks. The movement is largely centered in the major cities of Portland, Seattle, and Vancouver, although the bioregionalist movement also includes Idaho and the Alaskan Panhandle, along with small...

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