n. & combinations — abbreviation, First Nations
a reserve; an area of of land set aside by the government for the exclusive use of Aboriginal peoples.
Type: 4. Culturally Significant — A rather recent abbreviation of reserve (see entry), the short form shows how First Nations members are finding ways to adopt and manipulate terms that were originally prescribed by the colonizers, such as reserve.
COD-2, s.v. "rez", labels the term "N.Amer.".