Meaning of First Nation | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A community of indigenous peoples of Canada (typically not including the Inuit or Metis), especially one officially recognized by the federal government.
   Canada, in-plural, often
2. A community or settlement of indigenous peoples of any country or region.
   broadly, in-plural, often, uncommon
3. A community of indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) peoples of Australia; a group of Indigenous Australians.
   Australia, broadly, in-plural, often, uncommon

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Examples

“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 to abrogate our treaties in one way or another. In spite of this, our treaties stand stronger than ever because we have had to rise as First Nations to defend them.”

“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.”

“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 Christian suffering.”

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