First Nation

n. Canadian

An organized aboriginal group or community, especially any of the bands officially recognized by the Canadian government.

First Nations adj.

Usage Note: First Nation has gained wide acceptance in Canada since the early 1980s. Like Native American (which has little currency in Canada), First Nation provides a respectful alternative to Indian, a term that is more likely to be taken as directly offensive in Canada than it is in the United States. However, there are several differences between the Canadian and American expressions. First Nation is essentially a political term, promoted from within the indigenous community as a substitute for band in referring to any of the numerous aboriginal groups formally recognized by the Canadian government under the federal Indian Act of 1876. Unlike Native American, it is not a comprehensive term for all indigenous peoples of the Americas or even of Canada, and while it is often used loosely in referring to Indian groups or communities other than those specified in the 1876 Act, it specifically does not include non-Indian peoples such as the Inuit or the Métis. Although each recognized band or community is a First Nation, the term is more commonly used in the plural with a general collective sense, as in a history of the First Nations in eastern Canada or a program designed for First Nations youth. There is no related form for an individual who is a member of a First Nation; officially, such a person is known as a status Indian.

First Nation

n (also without capitals)

Canadian another name for band¹ [5]

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AFN American Indian Assembly of First Nations band banding Indian Native American status Indian	One nation cannot tax another without their consent," said Isadore Day, Wiindawtegowininini, Chief of Serpent River First Nation and Lake Huron Region Grand Chief, "and we have never given that consent to any government. The Anishinabek Nation leaders by Windspeaker This agreement will open the door to opportunities that are before us," Kawacatoose First Nation Chief Dennis Dustyhorn said. Touchwood Hills FN partner for tourism plan by Saskatechewan Sage Buffalo noted that Montana Cree First Nation has a population of just over 900 and if the vaccine was determined to be the way to go, council would have to ensure that everyone had access to it. Government cooperation needed to deal with H1N1 by Narine, Shari / Alberta Sweetgrass	first floor first form first four ships first fruits first gear first half first harmonic first in first out First intention First International first lady first language First Lateran Council first law of motion first law of thermodynamics first lieutenant first light First Lord of the Treasury First Marquess Cornwallis first mate First Minister first moment first mortgage First Mover first name First Nation first night first of all First of May First of October Antifascist Resistance Group first off first offender first officer First or last First Peoples first period first person first post first principle first quarter first reading first refusal First Republic first responder first responder phase first rudiment first run first sacker first school First Secretary first sergeant	First Montessori School of Atlanta First Morning Urine Albumin/Creatinine first mortgage first mortgage first mortgage First Mortgage Bond First Mortgage Correspondent Lender First Mortgage Lenders/Brokers First Mortgages First Mortgages First Mortgages First Moscow Watch Factory first motion First Motion Picture Unit First Mount Zion Baptist Church first move First Mover First Multiple Listings Service First Municipal Infrastructure Project First Mutual Transportation Assurance Company First Myoclonic Jerk first name first name first name First name basis First name basis First Name Unknown First Name/Last Name First Names First Names First Nation First Nation Child and Family Services First Nation Information Project First Nation Infrastructure Fund First Nation of Nacho Nyak Dun First National Assessment of River Health First National Bank First National Bank and Trust First National Bank and Trust Company First National Bank of Anchorage First National Bank of Arizona First National Bank of Arvada First National Bank of Bellevue First National Bank of Botswana First National Bank of Broken Arrow First National Bank of Central Florida First National Bank of Chicago First National Bank of Chicago First National Bank of Crossett First National Bank of Eastern Arkansas First National Bank of Florida First National Bank of Fort Smith First National Bank of Gwinnett First National Bank of Houma First National Bank of Hughes Springs First National Bank of Ipswich

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American Indian
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One nation cannot tax another without their consent," said Isadore Day, Wiindawtegowininini, Chief of Serpent River First Nation and Lake Huron Region Grand Chief, "and we have never given that consent to any government.

The Anishinabek Nation leaders by Windspeaker

This agreement will open the door to opportunities that are before us," Kawacatoose First Nation Chief Dennis Dustyhorn said.

Touchwood Hills FN partner for tourism plan by Saskatechewan Sage

Buffalo noted that Montana Cree First Nation has a population of just over 900 and if the vaccine was determined to be the way to go, council would have to ensure that everyone had access to it.

Government cooperation needed to deal with H1N1 by Narine, Shari / Alberta Sweetgrass

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