In addition to my previous requests, who are the heads of state of Virginia and Midatlantica?
The current president of Virginia is Shelly Moore Capito of the centre-right Citizen's Alliance, while the current president of Midatlantica is Pat Toomey of the right-populist Alternative Party.
Is Tecumsiah, like, mostly Amerindian or is it mostly European? I'd assume the former, but I'm not deadly sure.
Tecumsia's population is roughly 57% Native American, with whites comprising 39%. I'll cover this more in the wikiboxes I'm making on Tecumsia, which I hope to have done by tomorrow or Monday.
From what I could find neither Black Hawk Begay, Potackee King, nor Michael Olentangy are OTL politicians. The name Begay is a Navajo name and Potackee is a Creek/Seminole name.
1. Were these names brought into Tecumsehia through multiple Pan-Indian diasporas from tribes around the continent?
1a. If so, how did the local tribes respond to these new immigrants?
1b. There are also many OTL American politicians on that infobox. When & How did so many Euro-American groups immigrate to Tecumsehia?
1bi. How did the local tribes respond to so many Euro-American moving into their pan-Indian nation?
1bii. How did the British respond to so many Euro-American moving into a protectorate they set up so that Euro-Americans couldn't as easily move into that area?
1. Tecumsia has been the most common destination for Native American emigrants from around the continent, and has been since its foundation. Thus, naming conventions in Tecumsia are mainly based around the heritage of an individual and their family, instead of there being a single, definite set of "Tecumsian names."
1.a. Relations between tribes is typically good, although there are the occasional anti-western-tribe sentiments from Tecumsians whose ancestors originated in the Great Lakes region or came from the east. For the most part, however, it's generally agreed that Tecumsia is
native American, and that more differences exist between whites and natives than natives and other natives (this doesn't mean the Amerindians and whites don't get along, but rather that the two have completely separated from one another in some regions).
1.b. Due to the fact that Tecumsia had so much open land during the end of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th century, many poorer whites from Virginia, Midatlantica, and Canada were willing to put together all they had to move to Tecumsia and buy pieces of said land. Of course, this led to a degree of overspeculation and induced a number of economic recessions from 1870 to 1910, putting dents in the Tecumsian economy and requiring several British bailouts.
1.b.i. From 1874 to 1883, a series of ethnic conflicts known as the "Ohio Valley Wars" began, stemming from land disputes between white and native farmers in Tecumsia's southeast. The Ohio Valley Wars resulted in just over 1,800 deaths, and were mostly resolved by the
Act to Determine the Sovereignty of the Various Tribes of the American Indian Territory of 1883, which divided control of all of Tecumsia's land between the British Crown, the colonial government, and various tribes, with said tribes being granted the ability to define some of their own laws and operate local governments. The act also initiated the process which would settle land disputes on a case-by-case basis.
1.b.ii. A subsection of the aforementioned 1883 act contained a set of rules which, upon implementation, mandated the construction of several checkpoints along the length of the Ohio river which were meant to control the flow of traffic and immigration. Reasons for immigration, as well as the size of the immigrating party, financial information, and nationality would be taken note of, and those who the government felt would further bog down the purpose of an "Indian Territory" were turned back. Additionally, a military police-style organization was put together to patrol the border and redirect those who were passing improperly. Although given that many of Tecumsia's territorial governmental officials were white, (and, as the times would have it, just a bit racist) more white Americans got through from 1883 to 1890 than did afterwards, once Tecumsia was granted independence.
From the 1950's onward, Tecumsia's immigration policy began to shift from the goal of sustaining a state
for Native Americans, to accepting the country as a state that was, at the time, mostly comprised of Native Americans, and acknowledging that that could very well change. The
Act to Determine the Sovereignty of the Various Tribes of the American Indian Territory's section on immigration and ethnic quotas was overturned in 1957.
(Also, while Tecumsia
is named after chief Tecumseh of the Shawnee, the decision to drop the H was conscious, and "Tecumsia" is the accepted spelling ITTL.)
How are things currently for Native Americans ITTL?
What's life like in the USAS?
What are the most popular TV shows currently airing?
What are the political parties in Midatlantica and Virginia?
What music is popular in North America?
1. I feel like I answered this pretty well above. But in regards to natives outside of Tecumsia, of which there are much fewer than IOTL, they do relatively well. Tecumsia has taken up the mantle of being a promoter of native rights in North America, and has used its influence to persuade countries such as Louisiana, Canada, Oregon, and California to pursue better treatment for their native populations. Fin Donnelly, the current Prime-Ministerial candidate for Oregonian Labor, has been influenced by Tecumsian politicians into supporting the abolition of Oregon's Indian Territory, which has essentially served as a massive Indian reservation.
2. USAS citizens view their country's founders as near-gods, and are taught to respect them more than anyone alive today. No offices are elected, except for those in the legislature, and even then, all candidates are approved by the Secretary-General himself. Dissent is, of course, outlawed, and a separate version of the internet exists for use in the USAS only. The USAS' people have been conditioned into complacency, and most, if not all, are entirely accepting of the current state of affairs.
3. I believe you asked this before. You might want to go back and check previous posts for the answer to this one.
4. The main political parties in Midatlantica are:
- Alternative- A right-populist party founded in 2016 by Pat Toomey, the country's current president. The party opposes immigration, globalization, and free trade, and is currently pushing for a 'yes' vote in Midatlantica's upcoming referendum on whether on not to leave the American Union.
- Labor- Founded during the height of the Midatlantic labor movement of the 1910's and 20's, Labor is the country's prominent centre-left to left-wing party. After the results of the 2017 general election, in which Alternative won a majority in the legislature, Labor formed a 'common sense coalition' with the centrist Federalist party to symbolically oppose Toomey's government.
- The Federalists- Midatlantica's oldest political party, the Federalists have been historically centre-right and centrist. The party comprised the official opposition to all Labor governments until 2017, when it was replaced by Alternative as the country's main party for right-wing voters.
The main political parties in Virginia are:
- Citizen's Alliance- The current ruling and prominent centre-right party in Virginia. The party is relatively new, having been founded in 1985.
- Social Liberal- The current opposition and prominent centre-left party in Virginia. Founded in 1923 during the North American progressive era.
5. I answered this one a few questions back.
Is there an active resistance movement in the USAS?
How are relations between New England and the USAS?
Does the city of Washington DC or some equivalent exist? What country owns it?
1. To put it plainly, no.
2. The USAS and New England completely despise one another, with the USAS being a prime example as to why leftist policy doesn't work in NE's view, and NE being a prime example as to why religion is evil in the USAS' view.
3. The closest thing to Washington DC ITTL would be Washington City, Virginia, named after first and only president of the United States George Washington. It is located in roughly the same spot as IOTL, but the area is split in half between Virginia and Midatlantica, with some of the border lying along the Potomac and the rest being defined by a series of post-American treaties.