First Nation

English 2025 July 1 Etymology thumb|The upper part of a First Nations totem pole in Canada. en ine-pro *per- before *ǵenh₁- From en first a nation 1 endocentric,n 7771972801 September 2024 1; n coined in the late 1970s in place of the word en Indian which had become regarded by some as derogatory (though it is still used: see the usage note).n Pronunciation en /ˌfɜːs(t) ˈneɪʃn/ RP en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-First Nation.wav Southern England en /ˌfɜɹs(t) ˈneɪʃən/ GA,Canada en /ˌfɜːs(t) ˈnæeʃ(ə)n/ AU en eɪʃən 3 en First Na tion Noun First Nation en often in the plural en Canada A community of indigenous peoples of Canada (typically not including the Inuit or Metis), especially one officially recognized by the federal government. from late 1970s en 18 December 1980 Eugene Steinhauer, President of the Indian Association of Alberta, witness Minutes of Proceedings and Evidence of the Special Joint Committee of the Senate and the House of Commons on the Constitution of Canada: Respecting the Document Entitled “Proposed Resolution for a Joint Address to Her Majesty the Queen Respecting the Constitution of Canada” Published by the Government on October 2, 1980 First Session of the Thirty-second Parliament https://web.archive.org/web/20240804214707/https://primarydocuments.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/SpecJointComConCan291980Dec18.pdf [Ottawa, Ont.] Queen’s Printer for Canada 29 101 1 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. en 4 April 2008 Band sues for waterfront property w:Edmonton Sun http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/Canada/2008/04/04/5190846-sun.html Edmonton, Alta. Sun Media Corporation 0839-4776 1080289453 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. en 2009 w:Diarmaid MacCulloch A Worldwide Faith (1500–1800) w:A History of Christianity: The First Three Thousand Years London Allen Lane, Penguin Books part VI (Western Christianity Dismembered (1300–1800)) 714 https://archive.org/details/historyofchristi0000macc/page/714/mode/1up 978-0-713-99869-6 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. Rendered as first nations in MacCulloch’s earlier work, Reformation: Europe’s House Divided 1490–1700 (2004), page 440. en by extension less common A community or settlement of indigenous peoples of any country or region. en Australia A community of indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) peoples of Australia; a group of Indigenous Australians. Usage notes In Canada, First Nation and en First Nations are the usual terms in official use, news media, and polite conversation. en Indian has come to have a stigma attached to it because of its origin from the Italian explorer Christopher Columbus (1451–1506) thinking he had arrived in India when he reached the Americas in October 1492, but it remains in common use officially (for example, in the name of the Indian Act (enacted in 1876) which provides for the exercise of federal jurisdiction over First Nations peoples; and in the name of the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, replaced in 2019 by Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada), as well as informally by First Nations people themselves. Derived terms en First Nations adjective First Nation band First Nationer Translations community of indigenous peoples of Canada (typically not including the Inuit or Metis) Indian Catalan: ca Primera Nació f Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 第一民族 Czech: cs první národ m Dutch: nl Eerste Natie van Canada f Finnish: fi alkuperäiskansa, fi ensimmäinen kansa French: fr Première Nation f Galician: gl Primeira Nación f Greek: el Πρῶτον Έθνος n Italian: it Primo Nazione f Japanese: ja ファースト・ネーション Fāsuto Nēshon Korean: ko 퍼스트 네이션 Latin: la Prīmus Nātiō f New Latin Macedonian: mk први народ m, mk први нция Malay: ms Bangsa Pertama Norwegian: Bokmål: nb opprinnelig nasjon m Nynorsk: nn opphavleg nasjon m Occitan: oc Primièr Nacion f Portuguese: pt Primeira Nação f Romanian: ro Primă Națiune f Russian: ru Spanish: es Primera Nación f, es Nación Originaria en Canadá f-p Thai: th เฟิสต์เนชันส์ Ukrainian: uk Корінни́й наро́д Кана́ди m community or settlement of indigenous peoples of any country or region indigene native Finnish: fi alkuperäiskansa French: fr community of indigenous peoples of Australia Indigenous Australian Finnish: fi alkuperäiskansa French: fr Adjective First Nation - en First Nations en 4 April 2008 Ontario Chiefs unite against jailing Kenora Daily Miner and News http://www.kenoradailyminerandnews.com/News/390226.html Kenora, Ont. The Klein Group 0839-4989 1007703358 First Nation leaders in Ontario will support demonstrations and protests, until six band councillors are released from jail. References Further reading First Nations in Canada First Nations (disambiguation) n 522 1 en coinages en Native Americans One