First Nation
Canadian aboriginal people
First Nation refers to the Indigenous peoples of Canada, excluding Inuit and Métis.
The term emerged in the 1970s as a preferred alternative to "Indian," emphasizing sovereignty and nationhood.
It typically refers to communities with distinct cultural, linguistic, and political identities: The Assembly of First Nations represents over 600 communities.
In Canada, First Nations is the standard term in government and media; in the United States, Native American or American Indian remains more common.
Related group sharing ancestry
- bandGroup playing music together
- elderSenior figure of authority
- ancestorsThose from whom one descends
- lineageDescent from progenitors
matrilineal · moiety · hereditary · chief · community · membership · status · bloodline
Ceremonial tribal gathering
- potlatchCeremonial wealth distribution gathering
- smudgingMaking blurry marks
- drummingPercussive rhythm-making
- sweatlodgeHeated dome for purification
regalia · beadwork · moccasins · storytelling · oral-history · ceremony · feasting · dreamcatcher
Supreme independent authority
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- self-governmentRuling oneself independently
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- chiefTop-ranking leader
jurisdiction · recognition · consultation · fiduciary · reserve · title · reconciliation · restitution
Supply kept back
- uncededNot formally surrendered
- ancestralOf one's forebears
- traplineRoute of set snares
- stewardshipResponsible care of entrusted things
clan
Related group sharing ancestry
- bandGroup playing music together
- elderSenior figure of authority
- ancestorsThose from whom one descends
lineage · matrilineal · moiety · hereditary · chief · community · membership · status · bloodline · genealogy
powwow
Ceremonial tribal gathering
- potlatchCeremonial wealth distribution gathering
- smudgingMaking blurry marks
- drummingPercussive rhythm-making
sweatlodge · regalia · beadwork · moccasins · storytelling · oral-history · ceremony · feasting · dreamcatcher · birchbark
sovereignty
Supreme independent authority
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- self-governmentRuling oneself independently
- treatyBinding pact between nations
chief · jurisdiction · recognition · consultation · fiduciary · reserve · title · reconciliation · restitution · constitutional
reserve
Supply kept back
Cree
Algonquian people of Canada
- OjibweAlgonquian-speaking indigenous nation
- MohawkIroquoian nation from Northeast
- SalishNorthwest Coast indigenous group
immersion · revitalization · endangered · mother-tongue · place-names
- Legal Personslegal person, natural person, legal entity, corporation, LLC
- indigenous traditionselder council, powwows, totem poles, healing rituals, sweat lodges
First Nationsettler
One who colonizes territory
colonizer · newcomer · immigrant · colonial power · British Empire
first, nation, national, nationalism, nationalist, nationalize, nationalistic, nationalists, nationalized