First Nations or first peoples may refer to:
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Indigenous peoples
Indigenous peoples are culturally distinct ethnic groups whose members are directly descended from the earliest known inhabitants of a particular geographic region and, to some extent, maintain the language and culture of those original people ...
, for ethnic groups who are the earliest known inhabitants of an area.
Indigenous groups
*First Nations is commonly used to describe some Indigenous groups including:
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First Nations in Canada
First Nations (french: Premières Nations) is a term used to identify those Indigenous peoples in Canada, Indigenous Canadian peoples who are neither Inuit nor Métis. Traditionally, First Nations in Canada were peoples who lived south of the ...
a term used to identify Indigenous peoples of Canada who are neither Inuit or Métis
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Indigenous Australians
Indigenous Australians or Australian First Nations are people with familial heritage from, and membership in, the ethnic groups that lived in Australia before British colonisation. They consist of two distinct groups: the Aboriginal peoples ...
, or "Australian First Nations" are people with familial heritage from, and membership in, the ethnic groups that lived in Australia before British colonisation
Lists
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List of Indigenous peoples
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Lists of First Nations
Lists of First Nations cover the First Nations of Canada, the predominant indigenous peoples in Canada south of the Arctic Circle. The lists include:
*List of First Nations band governments, a list, by province or territory, of the various Firs ...
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List of First Nations band governments
The following is a partial list of First Nations band governments in Canada:
Alberta
Atlantic Canada
Newfoundland and Labrador
* Miawpukek First Nation
* Mushuau Innu First Nation
* Qalipu First Nation
* Sheshatshiu Innu First Nation
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(Canada)
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List of First Nations peoples
The following is a partial list of First Nations peoples of Canada, organized by linguistic-cultural area. It only includes First Nations people, which by definition excludes Metis and Canadian Inuit groups. The areas used here are in accordance t ...
(Canada)
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List of First Nations peoples
The following is a partial list of First Nations peoples of Canada, organized by linguistic-cultural area. It only includes First Nations people, which by definition excludes Metis and Canadian Inuit groups. The areas used here are in accordance t ...
(Australia)
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List of federally recognized tribes in the United States
See also
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Aborigine (disambiguation)
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American Indians (disambiguation)
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Indian (disambiguation)
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Native Americans (disambiguation)
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