The
Canadian government, many Indigenous
peoples within Canada, and many non-indigenous
people use the term First Nations,
because they are attempting to be
respectful of the right of Indigenous
people to use whichever word that
they want to describe themselves.
However, a careful distinction is
often made about the use of the term
"First Nations". In general,
those Indigenous peoples within Canada
who describe themselves as "First
Nations" do not believe or hold
with the concept of sovereignty of
Indigenous peoples as nation-states,
while those who do not use the term,
or insist upon the term "Indigenous
peoples" are sovereignists. There
are also Indigenous people in Canada
who use the term "First Nation"
for any tribal and or nomadic ethnic
group deprived of self-determination
as a political recognition of colonialization.
These groups work internationally
on minority rights and self-determination.
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