Page 18 RAIN February/March 1982 Town of Loomis in the Sinlahekin Valley Native Americans called it "Okanogan"-the rendezvous, a place for the gathering of the tribes. Okanogan Rendezvous CANADA by Patrick Mazza As the national scene continues to degenerate and disintegrate, the notion of Ecotopian-style decentralization and secession, no matter how fanciful it may seem at the rrxoment, appears increasingly palatable, reasonable, and desirable. Sooner or later people in the Other major regions (see map, RAIN VII:3,19) will catch on and begin actively envisioning sensible, sustainable ways to recognize and reorganize their own bioregions. (Borders and bioregions are rarely synonymous, especially in the West. The straight border lines on the maps are real fiction—moreso than Ecotopian novels—and everybody knows it. That goes for you, too, Canada.) Here to show you that these ideas are actually gaining ground in the Northwest is this account of some recent real-life developments in the state of Washington. Pat Mazza used to cover Okanogan County as a daily newspaper reporter. —MR
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