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First Nation

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noun

  1. another name for band 1

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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His blue spacesuit has a mission patch he commissioned Anishinaabe artist Henry Guimond to design, with contributions from Dave Courchene III of Sagkeeng First Nation, Manitoba.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

British Columbians freaked out in August when the province’s supreme court ruled that the Cowichan First Nation has Aboriginal title to some 800 acres in Richmond, just south of Vancouver.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

The Williams Lake First Nation search led to the discovery of more graves.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2024

This narrative continues to weigh on First Nation tribes’ ability to lay claim to land rights in Canadian courts.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 18, 2024

The Mushkegowuk were an Indigenous people sometimes referred to as the Swampy Cree and now registered with the Canadian government as the York Factory First Nation.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

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