-ist. a noun suffix denoting an agent, or doer, one who practices, a believer in; as, theorist, one who theorizes; socialist, one who holds to socialism; sensualist, one given to sensuality
First Nations. First Nation is a term used to describe Aboriginal peoples of Canada who are ethnically neither M tis nor Inuit. This term came into common usage in the 1970s and 80s and generally replaced the term Indian, although unlike Indian, the term First Nation does not have a legal definition.irst Nation is a term used to describe Aboriginal peoples of Canada who are ethnically neither M tis nor Inuit. This term came into common usage in the 1970s and 80s and generally replaced the term Indian, although unlike Indian, the term First Nation does not have a legal definition.
nation noun. B2 [C] a âcountry, âespecially when âthought of as a âlarge âgroup of âpeople âliving in one âarea with âtheir own âgovernment, âlanguage, âtraditions, etc.: All the nations of the âworld will be ârepresented at the âconference. The Germans, as a nation, are often âthought to be well âorganized.