First People
A respectful, widely used collective term for the Indigenous peoples of a particular region — the communities whose ancestors lived on the land long before colonisation.
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issa you're always eating well you're among the first people to see any new horse art
I remember being one of the first people to post criticism of it. I might be misremembering, though.
I’ve been so excited to publish this one! Mike was one of the FIRST people I talked to for our 3 Fights feature on The Action Desk and now it’s live! Thank you @hibachijustice.bsky.social I could talk to you for 50 fi…
New story! This was a commission for the very kind @solacelunis.bsky.social who was one of the very first people who commed me <3 Featuring a chubby arcanine who tries using micros for the first time….. www.furaff…
The very first people to invent things, or to use old things in exactly the right new context, do sometimes see through to the meaning of what they do! I don't know how you would prove that, except that sometimes the…
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A respectful, widely used collective term for the Indigenous peoples of a particular region — the communities whose ancestors lived on the land long before colonisation. 'First People' (or First Peoples) is common in Canada, Australia, and elsewhere as a dignified alternative to older, sometimes problematic terminology. It acknowledges the historical and cultural primacy of these communities without reducing them to a single homogenised group. Used in political, legal, academic, and everyday contexts.
The treaty negotiations sought to restore land rights to the First People of the region.
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An indigenous people.
“issa you're always eating well you're among the first people to see any new horse art”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I remember being one of the first people to post criticism of it. I might be misremembering, though.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I’ve been so excited to publish this one! Mike was one of the FIRST people I talked to for our 3 Fights feature on The Action Desk and now it’s live! Thank you @hibachijustice.bsky.social I could talk to you for 50 fights at least ☺️☺️ www.rsclfilms.com/news/3-fight...”
— Bluesky· May 2026“New story! This was a commission for the very kind @solacelunis.bsky.social who was one of the very first people who commed me <3 Featuring a chubby arcanine who tries using micros for the first time….. www.furaffinity.net/view/64903176/”
— Bluesky· May 2026“The very first people to invent things, or to use old things in exactly the right new context, do sometimes see through to the meaning of what they do! I don't know how you would prove that, except that sometimes they say so, and it would explain why they were first.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(by extension, less common) A community or settlement of indigenous peoples of any country or region.
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(Canada) A community of indigenous peoples of Canada (typically not including the Inuit or Metis), especially one officially recognized by the federal government.
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(Canada) An Indigenous person of Canada, belonging to either the First Nations, Inuit or Metis (FNIM) Peoples; an Indian.
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(Canada) By indigenous Canadians (often capitalized in this sense).