First Nations vs Native

First Nations

• The indigenous peoples of Canada (typically not including Inuit or Metis); Indians. 

• The indigenous peoples of any country or region. 

• The Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) peoples of Australia. 

Native

• An Aborigine. 

• A Native American. 

• An aboriginal inhabitant of a colonized region, especially one colonized by English-speaking people. (Compare native, which is more general.) 

• Aboriginal; of or relating to Australian Aboriginal peoples, Aborigines. 

• Aboriginal to a colonized region, especially one colonized by English-speaking people. (Compare native, which is more general.) 

• Related to black Africans, especially Bantu. 

• Indian: Native American or First Nation; of or relating to (North) American Indians.