List of active separatist movements in Oceania

This is a list of currently active separatist movements in Oceania. Separatism includes autonomism and secessionism. 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 living, active members.
2. They are seeking greater autonomy or self-determination for a geographic region (as opposed to personal autonomy).
3. They are the citizen/peoples of the conflict area.

Under each region listed is one or more of the following (except for The United States which only has the last one):

• De facto state: for regions with de facto autonomy from the government
• Proposed state: proposed name for a seceding sovereign state
• Proposed autonomous area: for movements toward greater autonomy for an area but not outright secession
  • De facto autonomous government: for governments with de facto autonomous control over a region
  • Government-in-exile: for a government based outside of the region in question, with or without control
  • Political party (or parties): for political parties involved in a political system to push for autonomy or secession
  • Militant organisation(s): for armed organisations (sometimes called terrorist organisations)
  • Advocacy group(s): for non-belligerent, non-politically participatory entities
  • Ethnic/Ethno-religious/Racial/Regional/Religious group (s): for information on what group of people calls for change for each individual movement listed

Australia

 Australia

• Ethnic group: Indigenous Australians
  • Proposed state: Various
  • Pressure groups: Aboriginal Tent Embassy, Murrawarri Republic

• Ethnic group: Torres Strait Islanders
  • Proposed state: Torres Strait Islands^[1][2][3]

 Western Australia

• Ethnic group: Various
  • Proposed state: Western Australia

 Norfolk Island

• Ethnic group: Norfolk Islanders
  • Proposed state: Norfolk Island

Chile

•  Rapa Nui (Easter Island)^[4][5]
  • Ethnic group: Rapa Nui

Fiji

Rotuma

• Ethnic group: Rotuman
  • Purposed state: Rotuma

France

•  French Polynesia
  • Political party: Tavini Huiraatira
• Moorea
  • Proposed state: Republic of Hau Pakumoto^[6]
•  New Caledonia
  • Political party: Kanak Socialist National Liberation Front (Caledonian Union, Party of Kanak Liberation), Kanak Socialist Liberation, Labour Party, Union of Pro-Independence Co-operation Committees, Renewed Caledonian Union
  • Proposed state: Kanaky

Indonesia

Aceh

• Proposed state: Republic of Aceh
  • Militant organisation: Free Aceh Movement (negotiated peace with the Indonesian government in 2005, and now it is a civil movement, but the separatism still has supporters)

Kalimantan

• Proposed state: Kalimantan Borneo or  Malaysia^{[7][8][9][10]}

South Moluccas

• Proposed state: South Moluccas
  • Government-in-exile: Republik Maluku Selatan (member of the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization)
  • Advocacy group: Maluku Sovereignty Front

Minahasa^[11][12]

• Proposed state: Gerakan Kemerdekaan Minahasa

West Papua

• Proposed state: Republic of West Papua
• Militant organisation: Free Papua Movement

Riau

• Proposed state: Riau

Kiribati

• Banaba Island^[13]

New Zealand

• Cook Islands
  • Proposed state: Sovereign Kingdom of the Cook Islands

Initiative by the Cook Islands Ariki which considers both the Cook Islands' previous status as a British protectorate and its current status as associated state of New Zealand to be illegitimate. Aims to set up the Cook Islands as a sovereign state independent of both the United Kingdom and New Zealand.^[14]

• Māori people
  • Political parties: Māori Party, Mana Party
  • Proposed state: Republic of New Zealand

• South Island
  • Political parties: South Island Party, New Munster Party
  • Pressure groups: Cut the Cable, South Island First, Zealandia Independence Project
  • Militant organization: New Munster Liberation Army^[15]
  • Proposed state: New Munster, South Zealand
  • Proposed autonomous region: New Munster Province

Papua New Guinea

•  Bougainville (member of the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization)
  • Political party: Bougainville Revolutionary Army^[16]
• Bougainville & Twin Kingdom of Papa'ala and Me'ekamui^[17]
  • Political group: Triune Government of Bougainville

United States

Hawaii

• Ethnic group: Native Hawaiians
  • Pressure groups (s): Nation of Hawaiʻi (organization), Office of Hawaiian Affairs

(The purpose of these organizations and The Hawaiian Sovereignty Movement is to create Native Hawaiian nations within the State of Hawaii equal to Native American nations)

Vanuatu

• Malekula
  • Proposed state: N'Makiaute
• Northern islands
  • Proposed state: Federation Na Griamel

See also

• List of active separatist movements
• List of historical separatist movements

References

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2. Larine Statham (17 October 2011). Progress for Torres Strait independence. Courier Mail. Queensland Newspapers. Retrieved on 25 April 2012.
3. (5 August 2009). MP supports Torres Strait independence. news.com.au. News Limited. Retrieved on 25 April 2012.
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11. "Minahasa Nationalism". Indonesia Matters. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
12. "Christian Sulawesi (Minahasa) seeks independence from Muslim Indonesia". Retrieved 23 October 2014.
13. "Banaba - Our Homeland". Abara Banaba. Retrieved 2009-04-10.
14. http://www.sovereigncookislands.info/img/dummies/Mr%20Joe%20Legg%2003.pdf
15. New Munster Party - Our Policies (Self-Determination)
16. "Bougainville Revolutionary Army (BRA) (Papua New Guinea), GROUPS - ASIA - DORMANT". Jane's Information Group. Retrieved 2009-04-10.