▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁Western ▁Europe ▁see ks ▁separation ▁of ▁the ▁white ▁race ▁and ▁limits ▁to ▁non white ▁imm igration ▁ ▁under ▁the ▁argument ▁that ▁these ▁policies ▁are ▁necessary ▁for ▁white ▁race ' s ▁ ▁surv ival . ▁ ▁Most ▁North ▁American ▁and ▁many ▁other ▁Native ▁American ▁groups ▁already ▁have ▁a ▁high ▁degree ▁of ▁aut onomy . ▁Complete ▁separ at ism ▁is ▁advoc ated ▁by ▁some ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Canadian ▁First ▁Nations , ▁American ▁Indian ▁Mov ement , ▁Republic ▁of ▁Lak ot ah ▁( L ak ota ▁Si oux ▁people ▁in ▁South ▁Dak ota ), ▁and ▁trib al ▁groups ▁in ▁Eastern ▁Oklahoma , ▁most ▁not ably ▁the ▁Ch ero kee ▁people ▁of ▁the ▁Ch ero kee ▁Nation ▁of ▁Oklahoma . ▁▁ ▁Hawai ian ▁so vere ig nt y ▁movement ▁see ks ▁some ▁form ▁of ▁so vere ig nt y ▁for ▁Hawai i . ▁ ▁Relig ious ▁separ at ism ▁ ▁Relig ious ▁separ at ist ▁groups ▁and ▁sect s ▁want ▁to ▁withdraw ▁from ▁some ▁larger ▁religious ▁groups ▁and / or ▁believe ▁they ▁should ▁interact ▁primarily ▁with ▁cor el ig ion ists . ▁ ▁English ▁Christians ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁and ▁ 1 7 th ▁centuries ▁who ▁wished ▁to ▁separate ▁from ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁England ▁and ▁form ▁independent ▁local ▁churches ▁were ▁influ ential ▁polit ically ▁under ▁Oliver ▁C rom well , ▁who ▁was ▁himself ▁a ▁separ at ist . ▁They ▁were ▁eventually ▁called ▁Cong reg ational ists . ▁The ▁Pil gr ims ▁who ▁established ▁the ▁first ▁successful ▁col ony ▁in ▁New ▁England