5 Most Interesting Micronations: Republic of Indian Stream
Name – Republic of Indian Stream
Ruler – President, Luther Parker
Location – Between New Hampshire, and Quebec
About this Micronation – A small nation that existed from July of 1832 to sometime in 1835 (although the US census in 1940 still refered to the area as Indian Stream and not part of New Hampshire). The land was given by the Wampanoag chief, King Philip, to one land spectulation company while simultaneously the same land was being given by other tribes to another land speculation company. It wasn’t until after the war of 1812 that the land companies merged, and all the land claims were straightened out.
On July 9th 1832 The Republic formally created its own nation for the simple reason that the Treaty of Paris was ambiguous as to where the border of the US and Canada was. Both the US and Canada tried to enforce their rules and laws on the citizens, and problems quickly arose among the settlers as to which country they would belong. What happened next is not exactly clear, but Luther Parker (who had pro-US sympathies) was taken prisoner by Canadian authorities, and in response John Tyler (who had pro-Canadian sympathies) was taken prisoner by a New Hampshire sheriff. Several other people were taken captive, and as things started to escalate, the New Hampshire militia moved in to occupy the territory.
In January of 1836 the British relinquished their claim of the territory, and the citizens of the Republic of Indian Stream accepted New Hampshire’s authority. The pro-US citizens stayed, and the pro-Canadian citizens emigrated up to Canada. The Webster-Ashburton Treaty of 1942 formally cleared up all boundary issues in this area between Canada and the US.
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There are a number of different stories of what happened to make the New Hampshire militia move into the Republic of Indian Stream, the one I used in this post was the most popular explanation on the internet, and the one that made the most sense to me.
It would be interesting to hear if you (the reader) think the Republic of Indian Streams should be considered a micronation, and for that matter, it would be great to hear what you (the reader) think a micronation is exactly.
Beer & Sci-Fi 
hey, we met after your sitting on a couch staring out the window project. i’m interested in your interest in micronations as i am doing research for a canadian documentary about them. neat! -jess
hey,
actually my friend Jordan is writing the micronations posts but i find them interesting because it seems that sometimes they were necessary, sometimes they come from a desire to escape a dystopic government, or move towards a utopia, or sometimes because there are loop holes that need to be exploited. I can put you in touch with jordan.
…and sometimes, creative powerful thinkers decide it would be a good idea to start something like the Republic of Indian Stream to further their own agenda, and carefully through the art of speech and propaganda, the masses follow suit. Perhaps not the case here, but an interesting thought nonetheless. Maybe this all falls into the, “loopholes that are to be exploited” category.
Le traité d’Ashbuton-Webster fut signé en 1842 , pas en 1942 comme vous l’écriver .