First Nation
Alternative form of First Nations
Adjective
- Alternative form of First Nations
- First Nation leaders in Ontario will support demonstrations and protests, until six band councillors are released from jail. - 2008 April 4, “Ontario Chiefs unite against jailing”, in Kenora Daily Miner and News,...
Origin
From first (adjective) + nation, coined in the late 1970s in place of the word Indian which had become regarded by some as derogatory (though it is still used: see the usage note).
Noun
- A community of indigenous peoples of Canada (typically not including the Inuit or Metis), especially one officially recognized by the federal government.
- Today we speak as the descendants of our grandfathers who signed treaties with the Commissioners representing Her Majesty Queen Victoria in the late 1800s. […] The various governments of this country have made attempts...
- The Campbell River First Nation claims the 40 hectares of prime real estate has been illegally acquired, and it wants the land returned to it, along with damages. - 2008 April 4, “Band sues for waterfront property”, in...
- The prolonged sufferings and ghastly deaths of Jesuit missionaries at the hands of hostile First Nations on the borders of the French colonies in Canada in the early seventeenth century rank high in the history of...
- A community or settlement of indigenous peoples of any country or region.
-
(Australia) A community of indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) peoples of Australia; a group of Indigenous Australians.
-