单词 | first people |
释义 | > as lemmasFirst People First People n. (also with lower-case initials) chiefly Canadian (usually in plural) the indigenous peoples of Canada, considered collectively; Canadian Indians, Inuit, and Metis (cf. First Nation n.); (also more generally) the indigenous peoples of any country or region. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of America > native or inhabitant of North America > native or inhabitant of Canada > [noun] Canadian1568 Canada Indian1688 Canadian Indian1760 Johnny Canuck1862 Native Canadian1953 First People1973 1973 T. Ornstein (title) The first peoples in Quebec: a reference work on the history, environment, economic and legal position of the Indians and Inuit of Quebec. 1981 United Press Internat. Newswire (Nexis) 19 Dec. Canada's one million Indians, Metis and Inuit..fear that when Canada adopts a new constitution next year it will threaten the very survival of the First People. 1988 Amer. Athropologist 90 777/1 International problems that Indian nations throughout the Western Hemisphere hold in common as First Peoples colonized within their own aboriginal lands. 1999 B. Demers Willa's New World 300 One perhaps lesser known fact is the important role First Peoples women played not only in the fur trade but in their own societies. 1999 Irish Times 30 Oct. 14/8 Increasing numbers of non-Aboriginal people [are] seeking a respectful relationship with Australia's first peoples. 2010 J. Borrows Canada's Indigenous Constit. 396 The First Peoples of Canada have always had a verbal tradition: speeches, myths, legends, stories, songs, and poetry..have been transmitted from generation to generation. < as lemmas |
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