The term "FirstPeoples" has also been used synonymously, and is occasionally used as a descriptive term by U.S. Native Americans in solidarity with their Canadian relatives.
To many people in the U.S. the capitalized term Aboriginal suggests the native people of Australia, who are elsewhere known as "Aborigines"; whereas the uncapitalized common adjective aboriginal simply means "indigenous", or as a noun refers to any indigenous person.
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.
All members of First Nations who are entitled to benefits are entered in the Indian Register, which serves as the official record of members of First Nations.
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