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- What are First Nations?
- What are the 6 First Nations in Canada?
- What is the difference between Native American and First Nations?
- Is it OK to say First Nations?
What are First Nations?
First Nations is a term used to describe Indigenous peoples in Canada who are not Métis or Inuit. First Nations people are original inhabitants of the land that is now Canada, and were the first to encounter sustained European contact, settlement and trade.
What are the 6 First Nations in Canada?
Around the Great Lakes were the Anishinaabe, Algonquin, Iroquois and Wyandot. Along the Atlantic coast were the Beothuk, Maliseet, Innu, Abenaki and Micmac. The Blackfoot Confederacies reside in the Great Plains of Montana and Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan.
What is the difference between Native American and First Nations?
In summary, Native American is the most common and neutral term in the US, while First Nations is the preferred term in Canada, although both exclude the Inuit. ... Aboriginal is the only common umbrella term encompassing First Nations, Inuit and Métis in Canada, but it is not used in US English.
Is it OK to say First Nations?
First Nation(s)
There is no legal definition for First Nation and it is acceptable as both a noun and a modifier. Can: Use to refer to a single band or the plural First Nations for many bands. Use “First Nation community” is a respectful alternative phrase.
