… A Native American veteran who had served in the Canadian … the headline read, the First Nation was “Gradually Dying … cultural experiences between native and non-native communities.” On account … Seen: Influential Canadians and the First Nations from the 1840s …… A Native American veteran who had served in the Canadian … the headline read, the First Nation was “Gradually Dying … cultural experiences between native and non-native communities.” On account … Seen: Influential Canadians and the First Nations from the 1840s …