First People

Recent research with DNA has shown that Bushmen were the ancestors of us all, which is why they are called the First People, hence some of the things we noted in their culture were probably of considerable antiquity.

'The Old Way' Thomas, Elizabeth Marshall 2007

Walter has also realized how the machine pieces were buried millions of years ago by the First People: Walter, himself, sent them through the wormhole in Central Park, meaning they have made these mistakes at least once before, and are, once again, attempting to reverse their fate.

Fringe Finale: Guess Who Never Existed? 2011

She had been touched by some great power, which the First People claimed to be from the stars, and so the stars were in her name, and as an adult, she had worn a star upon her breast in the service and protection of others; first in peace, and then in war.

Masked Lou Anders 2010

She had been touched by some great power, which the First People claimed to be from the stars, and so the stars were in her name, and as an adult, she had worn a star upon her breast in the service and protection of others; first in peace, and then in war.

Masked Lou Anders 2010

Greg Braden has translated The Lost Mode of Prayer from the First People, our native American siblings, who understand that prayer is not only intention and imagination but also picturing the answer and our response to it.

Choices 2009

We hunger for a more profound communing with the world and with each other; and, ironically, the ones we "conquered" -- the continent's First People -- are the ones who are giving us the means of doing so.

Robert Koehler: Single-Eyed Vision 2009

When running for governor in October 2006, she wrote a letter addressed to rural voters, saying she '' so very much appreciates Alaska's First People, their proud heritage and diverse cultures so abundant in the communities throughout our state. ''

Sarah Palin and Alaska Natives by Martin Zehr 2008

I suspect they taught the First People about the concept of maple sugar.

Still breathing jhetley 2008

Maine's First People have made the news again, a former tribal governor indicted for 30 counts of misapplying funds and other stuff, involving about $1.7 million in Federal money.

Business as usual jhetley 2008

On federal land it is illegal to kill pups in their den (a practice charmingly referred to as "denning") but the mother wolf had made the grave mistake of giving birth to her babies on state owned land, so Palin's posse had the legal right to kill those pups on the spot. photo credit: First People

Cheri Shankar: Palin Shows No Love for Baby Wolves 2008