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[[File:WeagamowCoatofArms.png|200px|frameless|Coat of Arms of the Weagamow Confederation]] | |||
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[[File:Weagamowmap.png|thumb|The Weagamow Confederation on the eve of 11 April 2026]] | |||
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* Confined to a city state (''de facto'') | |||
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'''Weagamow''', officially the '''Weagamow Confederation''', was a country in the geographic Canadian region in [[Terra Aurora]]. It was centered in a swampy area south of the Western Hudson Bay. Its confederal capital was [[Aurora:KalKash|KalKash]]. Founded on 26 February 2026, the nation was dissolved upon the shutdown of Terra Aurora on 12 April 2026 and subsequently discontinued. | '''Weagamow''', officially the '''Weagamow Confederation''', was a country in the geographic Canadian region in [[Terra Aurora]]. It was centered in a swampy area south of the Western Hudson Bay. Its confederal capital was [[Aurora:KalKash|KalKash]]. Founded on 26 February 2026, the nation was dissolved upon the shutdown of Terra Aurora on 12 April 2026 and subsequently discontinued. | ||
== Etymology == | == Etymology == | ||
The name comes from a lake and | The name comes from a lake and Native American tribe in Western Ontario bearing the same name. The town of KalKash's location corresponds roughly to the lake. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
The history of Weagamow can be traced back to the small town of KowKash, which was founded around 8 February 2024, achieving only three members at its height and having no intention of forming a sovereign nation. KowKash collapsed in late August 2024 due to player inactivity. One of its three members, CallMiiChad, eventually came back and saw that the town was in ruins. He made it an objective to bring the town back to life, an initiative that became referred to as ''the reinvigoration''. He brought along ANAPHIKISTHEMAN, another former citizen of KowKash, and mizellland, an acquaintance unrelated to it. Together, they eventually reformed the town into the Town of KalKash, a misnomer for the former "KowKash", with CallMiiChad as leader. The goals for the future weren't clear, as it was a general consensus that the town should remain independent, but some didn't want to form a nation. The independent stance of the town was reaffirmed when the official name of the town was changed to the ''Free Town of KalKash''. The town grew, and, acknowledging the benefits of national sovereignty and fearing the heightened threats from [[Cascadia|Cascadian]] expansionists, every one of its members began to support CallMiiChad's idea to form a new country. A new project of stockpiling gold was initiated to meet the 2,048G requirement for forming a nation. | The history of Weagamow can be traced back to the small town of KowKash, which was founded around 8 February 2024, achieving only three members at its height and having no intention of forming a sovereign nation. KowKash collapsed in late August 2024 due to player inactivity. One of its three members, CallMiiChad, eventually came back and saw that the town was in ruins. He made it an objective to bring the town back to life, an initiative that became referred to as ''the reinvigoration''. He brought along ANAPHIKISTHEMAN, another former citizen of KowKash, and mizellland, an acquaintance unrelated to it. Together, they eventually reformed the town into the Town of KalKash, a misnomer for the former "KowKash", with CallMiiChad as leader. The goals for the future weren't clear, as it was a general consensus that the town should remain independent, but some didn't want to form a nation. The independent stance of the town was reaffirmed when the official name of the town was changed to the ''Free Town of KalKash''. The town grew, and, acknowledging the benefits of national sovereignty and fearing the heightened threats from [[Cascadia|Cascadian]] expansionists, every one of its members began to support CallMiiChad's idea to form a new country. A new project of stockpiling gold was initiated to meet the 2,048G requirement for forming a nation. | ||
=== Beginning of nationhood === | === Beginning of nationhood === | ||
[[File:KalKashProclamation.png|thumb|left|ANAPHIKISTHEMAN announcing the creation of Weagamow (left) with the KalKash Proclamation (document on the right)]] | |||
Some wanted KalKashian primacy in the planned nation, but it was soon decided that any country formed from the town would need to be federalized or established as a confederation with equal representation for its member towns, this being viewed as the best governing method for the server. New members began joining the town rapidly around the turn of the new year from 2025 to 2026, allowing a boost to gold income by votes. The town expanded more to accommodate housing and future projects. By 24 February, the gold requirement was reached and plans were made for the ceremony to announce the creation of the Weagamow Confederation. A document was written that would proclaim the creation and to cite the goal of the new state: the full ability of its citizens to pursue and obtain happiness under the government. It was written by ANAPHIKISTHEMAN, who had since become mayor of KalKash on 25 January and thus would assume the leadership of the new nation. On 26 February, the document was read aloud by ANAPHIKISTHEMAN to those in attendance of the ceremony in an event known as the KalKash Proclamation. After the reading of it, the command was given to establish the nation on EarthMC, and ANAPHIKISTHEMAN then said that this would be followed by a "governmental construction period where [the leadership] will decide...the country's constitutional and legal framework as well as its policies." A provisional government was thus established and spearheaded by ANAPHIKISTHEMAN, CallMiiChad, and mizellland. | Some wanted KalKashian primacy in the planned nation, but it was soon decided that any country formed from the town would need to be federalized or established as a confederation with equal representation for its member towns, this being viewed as the best governing method for the server. New members began joining the town rapidly around the turn of the new year from 2025 to 2026, allowing a boost to gold income by votes. The town expanded more to accommodate housing and future projects. By 24 February, the gold requirement was reached and plans were made for the ceremony to announce the creation of the Weagamow Confederation. A document was written that would proclaim the creation and to cite the goal of the new state: the full ability of its citizens to pursue and obtain happiness under the government. It was written by ANAPHIKISTHEMAN, who had since become mayor of KalKash on 25 January and thus would assume the leadership of the new nation. On 26 February, the document was read aloud by ANAPHIKISTHEMAN to those in attendance of the ceremony in an event known as the KalKash Proclamation. After the reading of it, the command was given to establish the nation on EarthMC, and ANAPHIKISTHEMAN then said that this would be followed by a "governmental construction period where [the leadership] will decide...the country's constitutional and legal framework as well as its policies." A provisional government was thus established and spearheaded by ANAPHIKISTHEMAN, CallMiiChad, and mizellland. | ||
=== Provisional period === | === Provisional period === | ||
The constitution of the union began to be written on 3 March 2026, with its drafting being completed on 21 March. It would cover law, definitions of the country, certain aspects of the economy, and the political system. It was agreed that, while the constitution was underway, the union could not expand. The justification for this was that, due to the planned unique political system of the country, some towns may shy away from the confederal government or outright leave. Furthermore, with no constitution governing the additional towns, order would be more difficult to maintain. KalKash, the capital city, continued to expand territorially, however, claiming new lands and planning large projects. Metropolitan KalKash expanded a third of its size since the start of the provisional government, a sizeable amount compared to the little expansion that occurred while gold was being stockpiled to obtain nation status. During this time, the constitution was continually worked on, albeit with some interruptions. The final constitution was approved and signed by ANAPHIKISTHEMAN, CallMiiChad, and mizellland on 28 March, and came into effect when ANAPHIKISTHEMAN announced it soon afterward on that day. | The constitution of the union began to be written on 3 March 2026, with its drafting being completed on 21 March. It would cover law, definitions of the country, certain aspects of the economy, and the political system. It was agreed that, while the constitution was underway, the union could not expand. The justification for this was that, due to the planned unique political system of the country, some towns may shy away from the confederal government or outright leave. Furthermore, with no constitution governing the additional towns, order would be more difficult to maintain. KalKash, the capital city, continued to expand territorially, however, claiming new lands and planning large projects. Metropolitan KalKash expanded a third of its size since the start of the provisional government, a sizeable amount compared to the little expansion that occurred while gold was being stockpiled to obtain nation status. During this time, the constitution was continually worked on, albeit with some interruptions. The final constitution was approved and signed by ANAPHIKISTHEMAN, CallMiiChad, and mizellland on 28 March, and came into effect when ANAPHIKISTHEMAN announced it soon afterward on that day. | ||
[[File:WeagamowCouncilofExecutives.png|thumb|right|The members of the Council of Executives (then heads of the provisional government) unanimously vote to adopt the constitution]] | |||
===== Plans for the political system ===== | ===== Plans for the political system ===== | ||
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== National symbols == | == National symbols == | ||
===== Flag ===== | ===== Flag ===== | ||
The flag consisted of four solid colors: a light blue vertical stripe on the left that equated to a third of the length of the flag and three horizontal stripes to the right of it, which saw red on top, white in the middle, and yellow at the bottom. | [[File:WeagamowFlagConstruction.png|thumb|Construction sheet of the flag of the Weagamow Confederation]] | ||
[[File:WeagamowFlagUnveiling.png|thumb|left|The founders of KalKash unveil the flag of the Weagamow Confederation before its creation]] | |||
[[File:WeagamowFlagCoatofArms.png|thumb|Variation of the flag that bears the coat of arms]] | |||
The flag consisted of four solid colors: a light blue vertical stripe on the left that equated to a third of the length of the flag and three horizontal stripes to the right of it, which saw red on top, white in the middle, and yellow at the bottom. The light blue represents justice, as was the meaning of the color in KalKash, but also a united confederation. The red represented community, the white meant the nation's perpetual neutrality, and the yellow represented the strive for happiness. An alternative version where the coat of arms was placed in the middle of the flag between the blue stripe and other colors had also been used for official purposes, such as the Discord server's icon. The constitution defined the specifications of the flag in its first article of its first section. | |||
===== Coat of arms ===== | ===== Coat of arms ===== | ||