First Nation
noun
plural First Nations
: any of a number of peoples especially of Canada who are indigenous to the North American continent
Note: In Canada, the name First Nations refers to one of three major, legally recognized groups of aboriginal peoples, the other two being the Inuit and the Métis.
But then along came Idle No More, an ongoing grassroots movement led by Canada's First Nations, Métis and Inuit to defend treaty rights and demand respect from Ottawa.
Katrina Sieniuc
Katrina SieniucNearly 1,000 friends and family members gathered Saturday to celebrate the 100-year life of a revered elder of a southern Alberta First Nation. The Globe and Mail
The Globe and MailSome First Nations in northeastern Ontario have re-opened their borders as COVID-19 numbers drop … Erik White
Erik WhiteFort William First Nation and other First Nations in the Lake Superior region are among those that have a direct stake in the outcome. Gary Rinne
—often used before another noun in both the singular and the plural Gary Rinne The rare barnacles are sometimes imported from Spain and Portugal, but they're available now from Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, where the Nuu-chah-nulth First Nation tribe is allowed to harvest 1,000 pounds a month. Florence FabricantThe provincial museum has one of the world's finest collections of First Nations art … Caroline Bates
Florence FabricantThe provincial museum has one of the world's finest collections of First Nations art … Caroline Bates
Word History
First Known Use
1980, in the meaning defined above
- full-blood
- full-blooded
- full-bloodedness
- full-bloods
- full-blown
- full-bodied
- full-bodied money
- full-boled
- full-bore
- full-bosomed
- full-bottomed
- full-bound
- full-cell process
- full-cell treatment
- full-court press
- full-cream
- full-crew law
- full-crown fender
- full-dress
- full-dress uniform
- full-dressed
- full-fashioned
- full-fat
- full-feathering
- full-feed