Nova:British Columbia

The Salish Federation
The Flag of the Federation
Main information
Nation Name	Salish
Capital	Seattle (Executive), Edmonton (Legislative)
Language	English (dominant)
Demonym	Salish, Salishite
Anthem	"Hail Columbia"
Government information
Leader	xGoat_
Extra information
Towns	16
Residents	91
Largest city	Kilton Peak
Member of	Sunset Confederacy, Northwest Trade Pact
Political System	Parliamentary Executive Direct Democracy
Economic System	Capitalism
Previous leader	sayerbtheiss

Overview

The Salish Federation is a large nation in the Pacific Northwest Salish has a Parliamentary Direct Democracy comparable to Switzerland, and some of it's biggest cities are Kilton Peak, Seattle, Edmonton, Kindersley, Winthrop, and Wenatchee.

History

The nation of Salish was founded on the 9th of February, 2020, by Vorobyevite with the following towns of Wenatchee, Seattle, Schaumberg, Bend, and Winthrop. Some other towns that have joined are Colville, Fossil, Okanagon, Edmonton, Cranbrooke, Eureka, Kindersley, Kilton Peak, Chelan, Voss, and Roseland, as well as the canton of the Southern Ocean.

Separation and Cascadian Backlash

On February 8, 2020, the founder of Cascadia, RangerMK01 who is no longer residing in Cascadia, stepped into Cascadian politics and announced that the next in line for President if the current president resigned would be Vice President LawOfRence of Port Angeles, to which most the government agreed to. This scenario was brought about when Estonian_Mapping suggested that he step down to help directly develop the then Province of Ontario. This caused a backlash in the Cascadian Discord, to which former senators JTPilfered, Vorobyevite, and 32Oreo argued that it was not outlined in the Constitution on what was to occur, and requested a special election to be held rather than an appointment of the Vice President, by a foreign entity no less. Their respective towns gathered to form a peaceful separatist group known as the Salish Federation, which viewed Cascadia as to have fallen to a Monarchy under Ranger. When communications between Federation members was leaked, this was met with immediate backlash from the Cascadian Government, who announced these people as traitors to the state. A trial was announced to occur on 2/14/20, Valentine's Day of that year. After being kicked from the Cascadian Discord on 2/11/20, all members have refused trial. The trial was eventually cancelled, as the defendants refused to show up. The first chancellor of the Salish Federation and prominent leader in the movement was Vorobyevite. 

Skirmishes with Washington

Members of Washington and the greater Rio Grande Federation increased tensions on February 15th, when one member of Washington threatened the town of Winthrop and the mayor, sayerbtheiss, to return to Cascadia or death. In result, the sayerbtheiss was killed after refusing to return to their previous government. Washington militants remained active in the Wenatchee afterwards until two Salish members (sayerbtheiss and JTPilfered) were caught outside claims in Paraguay in collecting melons and leaves, prompting an attack on them, killing them both.

On February 19, 2020, JTPilfered and BonZZil had a standoff at around 5:00 PST in the Salish Parliament Complex in Wenatchee, which almost 1/3 of was unclaimed. During the standoff, reinforcements came from both parties, which from Salish included CaptnClutch of Jefferson, and sayerbtheiss of Winthrop, the latter of which did not fight during the battle. The battle ensued which saw CaptnClutch lose his life by accidentally setting himself on fire via lava bucket. This battle has been named by some the Battle of Parliament, and that name has stuck. War was declared by Salish upon Rio Grande soon after. This was also the first peak of Salish Population with around 26 people in the country at this time.

Sunset Confederacy, JTPilfered's Chancellery, and Increased Inactivity

Soon after Salish declared war on Rio Grande, the Sunset Confederacy was formed which is a military alliance that encompasses large swaths of the American West Coast. The member nations include; Salish, Jefferson, California, North California, Rough and Ready, Glacier Bay, and Haida. For more information on this conflict, see Cascadian Civil War. On March 1, JTPilfered of Seattle was elected and inaugurated as the second chancellor of the Salish Federation. The first half of his term saw expansion and development, with the war going on as well. During the second half of the term Rio Grande offered a white peace agreement that would mean giving 100g to Rio Grande per nation in the Sunset Confederacy. JTPilfered, and in turn Salish, voted no on the deal. Towards the end of march many players from Salish became significantly inactive, such as most of Wenatchee, most of the Pacific Republic, and all of Seattle except for JTPilfered. This resulted in the nation bonus going down and the nation falling into a bit of a slump, with the nation status going from a Dominion to a Federation

sayerbtheiss's Chancellery and Rapid Growth

On April 1st, 2020, JTPilfered announced that Seattle was leaving Salish due to the fact that the chunk bonus was declining and he wants to be able to expand. In his declaration, he said that he would come back to Salish if it got out of its decline. He also endorsed sayerbtheiss of Winthrop for the position of chancellor, and he ran unopposed and was declared as the third chancellor of the Salish Federation. He had many plans on reviving Salish and many of them worked out. The first major thing in his chancellery was inducting the Canton of Southern Ocean, led by Ayr_, into the Salish Federation. On April 17, 2020, Seattle became the in-game capital of Salish, switched over from Wenatchee by JTPilfered, NoneAvailable, CaptnClutch7810, and sayerbtheiss. Despite losing Wenatchee to Jefferson, Salish has grown significantly with a new generation of residents coming from towns like Seattle, Okanagon, Cranbrooke, Edmonton and Snowdrift, with it going from a Federation up to a Kingdom. sayerbtheiss had his term expanded by parliament into May.

The May Boom

Throughout the beginning of May Salish experienced insane growth, especially on May 10, when the Cascadian town of Eureka joined Salish along with the new towns of Kindersley and Kilton Peak. In the days after that, Salish gained at least 1 town per day quickly jumping from the /n list Page 7 to Page 4, and becoming a realm on May 14, 2020. It continued to evolving steadily, passing Washington and Jefferson and then Cascadia later that month.

Government

Chancellor

The Head of the nation and elected by the Parliament. Works alongside Delegates as a fellow peer, and also deals with foreign policy. The Chancellor acts as a tiebreaker vote worth two if Parliament ever finds a tied vote. The current chancellor is xGoat_ as of June 1, 2020.

Cabinet

Various Delegates chosen by the Chancellor and voted on by the Parliament to help run the Federation.

Parliament

The population, or Delegates is the voting body of the Salish Federation. It will vote on proposals, create laws, remove laws, remove Cabinet members, ect. Proposed items must be taken up and a vote held by the Parliament within one week, or they will fail to become law.

Cantons

Each Canton of the Salish Federation will be as equals, with no nation or town over the other in terms of laws or elected officials. The Capital is shared by all Cantons, and no one nation can lay claim to it. Cantons are free to and encouraged to establish their own constitutions, freedoms, restrictions, trade, influence, and laws so long as they do not conflict with federation-approved Salish law. The current cantons by population are the Salish Canton (Capital in Seattle), and the Southern Ocean Canton (Capital in Snowdrift). The Kingdom of Haida was also a former canton of Salish during its infant stage, as well as the Pacific Republic which fell into ruin.

Towns

Seattle

Seattle is the capital city of the Salish Federation as well as for the Canton of Salish. It is both the most populous city in Salish as well as the largest by size and is a global hub on the Puget Sound. The mayor is JTPilfered. Read More.

Winthrop

Winthrop is a small town in the North Cascades that is based on towns like Leavenworth or Banff. It is one of the most influential towns in the Federation, with its mayor being the current chancellor. The mayor is sayerbtheiss. It's clocktower is one of the most visible things for a distance. Read More.

Snowdrift

Snowdrift is the capital city of the Canton of Southern Ocean and is the third most populous town in Salish. It is in North-Central Antarctica and it is very underdeveloped so far. The mayor is Ayr_.

Edmonton

Edmonton is a small city on the shores of Lesser Slave Lake in Northern Alberta. It has a bustling downtown district in the north as well as the Historical Strathcona district in the south, with Stantec Tower high above it all. It has many skyscrapers. The mayor is xGoat_. Read More.

Cranbrooke

Cranbrooke is a booming villager that is almost halfway between Okanagon and Calgary. It is located in a small valley in the middle of the Canadian Rockies and is based on a feel similar to something from Lord of the Rings. The mayor is iceskatingblu.

Eureka

Eureka is a coastal city in Northern California run by Timeline_YT_. It was formerly part of the Republic of Cascadia until May 10, 2020. It is the 2nd Most Populous City in Salish.

Kindersley

Kindersley is a town in Western Saskatchewan created by DeppresedMug and Kenger1 when they decided to make their own town together due to the fact that they were the only Australians in Salish. It has expanded quickly and has been subject of multiple attacks from BonZZil. It contains the top 2 tallest buildings in Western Canada (Heathrow Tower & Vatican Tower), and is also the 4th Most Populous City in the Federation. Read More.

Okanagon

Okanagon is a village made in the ruins of the town of Zyllama on the north shore of Lake Okanagan in Southern British Columbia by DeppresedMug after leaving Winthrop. It was transferred to Ento Ayumi__Kun when deppresedmug left to create Kindersley with Kenger1 and he has been developing it into a more modern town. It has been subject to multiple griefs.

Kilton Peak

Kilton Peak was formerly a town called Argos in the Canadian Rockies, with that town falling back in January 2020. However, ruins of the town still remain. The town mayor, K1Gamez, is planning to fix all minor impacts done to the abandoned city. When Kilton Peak became a town, it suffered multiple raids from BonZZil. He caused griefing on the Kilton Bridge and the Netherment. Once Kilton became about 20 plots, it was raided much less.

Roseland

Roseland is a former Nunavut town southwest of Edmonton. The mayor is MiloBee123.

Fossil

Fossil is a town on the south side of the Columbia River that was started as a military base for the Salish Military and Defence Force but expanded to include shops and other plots. It also serves as the headquarters of the Ministry of Defence. The mayor is Blzard.

Voss

Voss is a coastal town on the northwest tip of Vancouver Island. The mayor is XCarbon.

Chelan

Chelan is a town in Eastern Washington. The mayor is itap89 and ChineseWeeaboo is a councillor.

Colville

Colville is a town right off the road from Wenatchee to Pullman. It consists of a house. The mayor is Reanms.

Snowy Eclipse

Snowy Eclipse is a town on the south shore of Snowdrift Bay. The mayor is BarnacledSushi.

Former Towns

• Schaumberg (left and joined Cascadia)
• Olympia (joined Salish then rejoined Cascadia)
• Mt. Rainier (fell 7 May 2020)
• Bend (fell 22 April 2020)
• Penticton (fell Mid-April 2020)
• Wenatchee (left and joined Jefferson)
• Hwangland (left and joined Cascadia)

Former Cantons

• Haida (left 16 Feb 2020)
• Pacific Republic (fell 7 May 2020)
• Southern Ocean (left 1 June 2020)

Landmarks

• Columbia Center
• Space Needle
• Tacoma Dome
• Stantec Tower
• National Place
• Kindersley Skyscraper
• Amazon Doppler Tower
• Salish Parliamentary Legislature
• Kitsap Peninsula
• Mt. Rainier
• The Canadian Rockies
• Puget Sound
• Fossil Military Base
• Winthrop Historical Village
• Okanagan Historical Village
• Strathcona Historical Village
• Trans-Salish Highway (under-construction)

Chancellors of the Salish Federation

Archive of previous and acting Chancellors of the Federation.

Discord Name	Dates
Vorobyevite	Feb 10th - Feb 29th
JTPilfered	Mar 1st - April 1st
sayerbtheiss	April 1st - May 31st
xGoat_	June 1st - Present

Notable People

Some relatively important members of the nation historically or currently

• Vorobyevite, Founder of Salish, Mayor of Wenatchee, Former Chancellor
• JTPilfered, Mayor of Seattle, Foreign Minister, Former Chancellor
• sayerbtheiss, Mayor of Winthrop, Chancellor
• xOreoToast, King of Haida
• xGoat_, Mayor of Edmonton, Chancellor
• K1Gamez, Mayor of Kilton Peak, Minister of Recruitment
• Ayr_, Mayor of Snowdrift, Former Premier of Southern Ocean
• EstiQT (formerly Estonian Mapping), Winthrop Councillor, Former Chancellor Candidate
• Isacle, Former Wenatchee Councillor, Seattle Resident, Minister of Housing
• Blzard, Mayor of Fossil, Minister of Defence, General of the SMDF
• deppresedmug, Mayor of Kindersley
• PizzaJon, Former Wenatchee Citizen
• nyatsumichi, Former Wenatchee Citizen
• 2knelson, Former Wenatchee Citizen
• thegamingsquirrel, Premier of the Pacific Republic, Mayor of Mt. Rainier

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