First Nations

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First Nations are the diverse Indigenous peoples of Canada, each with distinct cultures, languages, and histories predating European colonization.

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Generate an image of First Nations (First Nations are the diverse Indigenous peoples of Canada, each with distinct cultures, languages, and histories predating European colonization.)

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Statements (78)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous peoples collective ⓘ
cultural group ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
culturalPractice ceremonial use of drums and songs ⓘ
longhouse ceremonies (in some First Nations) ⓘ
potlatch (in some coastal First Nations) ⓘ
powwow (in many Plains and other First Nations) ⓘ
traditional hunting and fishing ⓘ
traditional storytelling ⓘ
currentIssue implementation of treaty rights ⓘ
land rights disputes ⓘ
language revitalization ⓘ
protection of traditional territories ⓘ
self-government negotiations ⓘ
distinctFrom Inuit ⓘ
Métis ⓘ
governedBy band councils ⓘ
self-government agreements ⓘ
traditional hereditary systems ⓘ
tribal councils ⓘ
hasCharacteristic collective rights ⓘ
distinct histories ⓘ
diverse cultures ⓘ
diverse languages ⓘ
land-based cultural practices ⓘ
oral traditions ⓘ
pre-colonial presence ⓘ
self-governing traditions ⓘ
spiritual practices connected to the land ⓘ
traditional governance systems ⓘ
treaty relationships with the Crown ⓘ
hasLegalRight inherent Aboriginal rights ⓘ
land claims ⓘ
self-determination ⓘ
treaty rights ⓘ
hasPart First Nations bands ⓘ
First Nations communities ⓘ
linked to: First Nations

First Nations cultures ⓘ
First Nations governments ⓘ
linked to: First Nations

First Nations languages ⓘ
First Nations reserves ⓘ
historicalExperience attempted cultural assimilation ⓘ
colonization by European powers ⓘ
dispossession of lands ⓘ
imposition of the reserve system ⓘ
residential schools ⓘ
languageFamily Algonquian languages ⓘ
Athabaskan languages ⓘ
Haida language ⓘ
Iroquoian languages ⓘ
Kutenai language ⓘ
Salishan languages ⓘ
Siouan languages ⓘ
Tsimshianic languages ⓘ
Wakashan languages ⓘ
legalStatus Aboriginal peoples of Canada ⓘ
rights-bearing Indigenous peoples ⓘ
locatedIn North America ⓘ
partOf Indigenous peoples in Canada ⓘ
populationContext largest Indigenous group in Canada by population ⓘ
one of the three main groups of Indigenous peoples in Canada ⓘ
recognizedAs Aboriginal peoples under the Constitution Act, 1982 ⓘ
recognizedBy Government of Canada ⓘ
region Atlantic Canada ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Canada

British Columbia ⓘ
Northern Canada ⓘ
Ontario ⓘ
Prairie provinces ⓘ
linked to: Western Canada

Quebec ⓘ
linked to: Quebec, Canada
relatedTo Indian Act ⓘ
Numbered Treaties ⓘ
Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada ⓘ
land claims agreements ⓘ
residential school system ⓘ
terminologyNote term came into common use in the late 20th century ⓘ
term generally excludes Inuit and Métis ⓘ
timePeriod pre-dates European colonization of Canada ⓘ

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Referenced by (165)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Fraser Canyon Gold Rush → affectedEthnicGroup → Indigenous peoples of the Fraser River region ⓘ
linked to: First Nations
Inuit → recognizedAs → Indigenous peoples in Canada ⓘ
linked to: First Nations
Nunavut → hasEthnicGroup → First Nations ⓘ
First Nations → hasPart → First Nations communities ⓘ
linked to: First Nations
First Nations → hasPart → First Nations governments ⓘ
linked to: First Nations
Dene → partOf → First Nations in Canada ⓘ
linked to: First Nations
Northern Ontario → ethnicGroup → First Nations ⓘ
New World → includesIndigenousPeoples → First Nations ⓘ
Great Bear Rainforest → governedBy → First Nations governments ⓘ
linked to: First Nations
Native American religions → practicedBy → First Nations peoples ⓘ
linked to: First Nations
Indigenous languages of Canada → spokenBy → First Nations peoples ⓘ
linked to: First Nations
Northern Canada → ethnicGroup → First Nations ⓘ
Munsee-Delaware Nation → isPartOf → First Nations in Ontario ⓘ
linked to: First Nations
Loucheux → recognizedAs → First Nations people in Canada ⓘ
linked to: First Nations
Yukon Territory → hasIndigenousPeoples → First Nations ⓘ
Delaware Nation at Moraviantown → isPartOf → First Nations in Ontario ⓘ
linked to: First Nations
Chipewyan → associatedWith → First Nations in Canada ⓘ
linked to: First Nations
Métis → hasAncestry → First Nations ⓘ
Métis → relatedEthnicGroup → First Nations ⓘ
Oblates of Mary Immaculate in northern missions → servesCommunity → First Nations communities ⓘ
linked to: First Nations
Indigenous peoples of the Americas → alsoKnownAs → First Nations of the Americas ⓘ
linked to: First Nations
Aboriginal peoples under the Constitution Act, 1982 → appliesTo → First Nations communities ⓘ
linked to: First Nations
Indian Act → appliesTo → First Nations peoples in Canada ⓘ
linked to: First Nations
Numbered Treaties → signatory → First Nations ⓘ
Aboriginal peoples of Canada → includes → First Nations ⓘ
Idle No More → hasParticipant → First Nations peoples ⓘ
subject linked to: Idle No More movement
linked to: First Nations
Salishan languages → spokenBy → First Nations peoples ⓘ
linked to: First Nations
Wakashan languages → spokenBy → First Nations peoples ⓘ
linked to: First Nations
Plains Cree → partOf → First Nations in Canada ⓘ
linked to: First Nations
Assembly of First Nations → represents → First Nations in Canada ⓘ
linked to: First Nations
Central Canada → hasIndigenousPeople → First Nations ⓘ
subject linked to: central Canada
Wôlinak First Nation → isPartOf → First Nations in Canada ⓘ
linked to: First Nations
Mamit Innuat → indigenousPeoples → First Nations ⓘ
Ekuanitshit → partOf → First Nations in Canada ⓘ
linked to: First Nations
Defence of Upper Canada → alliedWith → First Nations allies ⓘ
subject linked to: defence of Upper Canada
linked to: First Nations
Jay Silverheels → heritage → First Nations ⓘ