Sentences with phrase «indigenous culture as»

«Using Indigenous culture as the foundation for life promotion can be measured by the extent to which it creates outcomes of hope, belonging, meaning and purpose.»

In addition to wildlife and pristine islets, the islands are rich in native history and indigenous culture as well as that of remote British Columbia.

The Inquiry found that a principal aim was to eliminate Indigenous cultures as distinct entities.

Not exact matches

In many indigenous cultures I have learned about, community members who want more resources than they can personally use are viewed as suffering from some kind of mental illness.

«She helped me to understand Canadian business culture, she taught me a lot about Indigenous history, and gave me some very helpful advice as far as working with Peavine Métis Settlement.»

But even with this restriction, there should be considerable opportunity to argue that international law might inform such matters as: the content of the duty to consult, the significance of the right to culture, the respect that should be accorded to indigenous conceptions of property, and the question of what might constitute an unjustifiable infringement of an aboriginal right or title or a treaty right: see my post on the Supreme Court's Grassy Narrows decision here.

(Using the lowercase «c» with reference to «christianity» is a spiritual discipline for me as a member of a religious tradition so arrogant and abusive in its exercise of power over women, lesbians and gays, indigenous people, Jews, Muslims and members of nonchristian religions and cultures.)

From the 16th century when Francis Xavier decided to cast his lot with the East against his own Western culture, to the 19th century when Christaller singlehandedly promoted Akan culture, to the 20th when Frank Laubach inveighed against the encroachments of American power in the Philippines, missionaries in the field have helped to promote indigenous self - awareness as a counterforce to Western cultural importation.

Also, I'm somewhat familiar with the culture, which is helpful as well, since all expert missiologists say that indigenous missionaries are typically the most successful missionaries.

There is a widespread tendency in the West to see missions as destroyers of indigenous cultures or else as alien cultural agents from the West.

These not only survived until modern times in many indigenous cultures, such as those of the New Zealand Maori and the North American Indians, but they often continued beneath the surface of the post-Axial faiths, despite strenuous efforts over the centuries to destroy them.

In the area of Gospel and culture, in contrast to the basic understanding of the Gospel as represented by western missions, which was to all intents and purposes a non - negotiable given, the evangelicals speak of the necessity for churches in the non-western world to find indigenous expression of Christianity in ways appropriate to people's culture and traditions.

A.E. Medlycott points out that the value of the report of Theophilus is its evidence that by the middle of the fourth century India or its adjacent territories had indigenous, worshipping congregations ministered to by local clergy, with customs such as sitting for the Gospel, that were well adapted to the Indian culture though divergent from accepted western practice.

Currently, he serves as Distinguished Associate Professor of Faith and Culture and Director of Intercultural and Indigenous Studies at George Fox Seminary in Portland, Oregon.

Conversion to Christianity is largely seen as weakening the indigenous national culture of the person converted.

Here, kids ages three to twelve can enjoy crafts and activities that immerse them in the Southwestern experience, such as making Indian headbands and pinch pots; hearing tales told by cowboy storytellers; learning about local culture, geography and indigenous plants and animals; or splashing around in the Water Playground.

Western cultures don't have rituals or rights of passage in the same way as indigenous cultures often do.

He is especially fascinated with the world's great remaining wilderness areas and biodiversity hot spots, especially those with rich indigenous cultures such as Mongolia, Bhutan, Gabon, and Madagascar.

In particular, the concept of Ayni, roughly translated as «right (or proper) relationship», can be seen as analagous to the socialist dictum «from each according to their ability; to each according to their need», and was a cornerstone of Inca society, just as it remains an intrinsic part of indigenous Andean culture today.

This was particularly true for marginalised communities, such as indigenous cultures in North America, Australia and New Zealand, and drug users, street youth and sex workers.

Local languages are disappearing, too: The report calls for redoubled efforts to document and study indigenous cultures now, as groups that have depended on the frozen Arctic from Alaska to Scandinavia are adapting to a warmer climate or leaving altogether.

A theoretical physicist and the author of a dozen previous books on subjects such as quantum reality and chaos, for the past decade Peat has immersed himself in the indigenous cultures of America and has been organising dialogues between Western scientists and Native American elders.

«As a lover of biology, spiritual experience, indigenous cultures, and consciousness I developed a curiosity and passion for psychedelic substances, as they perfectly intersect these interestAs a lover of biology, spiritual experience, indigenous cultures, and consciousness I developed a curiosity and passion for psychedelic substances, as they perfectly intersect these interestas they perfectly intersect these interests.

Co-author Clive Bonsall from the University of Edinburgh explained that indigenous hunter - gatherers can be distinguished archaeologically from immigrant farmers by their material culture, such as artifacts, architecture, burial traditions, art, and body ornamentation.

As a result, the local population — and the indigenous Sami in particular — are losing an important part of their livelihood and culture.

Used in both spiritual ceremonies and as staple food for the Mapuche Indians — one of the most ancient indigenous cultures in the world.

There are many indigenous cultures that eat a carbohydrate - dominant diet such as the Kitavans that are in peak health.

In fact, studies of the few remaining indigenous cultures on the planet show humans once served as host to significantly more gut bacteria than is found in Westerners today.

Well, the roots of the paleo movement actually span as far back as 1939, when dentist Weston Price traveled the world making extensive observations about the diets and health of indigenous cultures.

The key difference is that the athletic activity in indigenous cultures provides the perfect mechanism to reduce insulin levels: as soon as the volume of athletic activity creates a drop in blood sugar (which happens a lot in indigenous cultures) insulin levels drop, which means that leptin levels rise: fat oxidation (and oxidation in general) increases dramatically.

Weird fact: Many indigenous «primative» cultures «process» some of their whole food by chewing it up and then spitting it back out to use as an ingredient in a recipe.

My easygoing and fun to be around my friends would describe as honest, reliable, understanding and respectful towards women and all living things m not religious but rather m spiritual in my own culture of the North American Indigenous people m a hard worker and believe in treating people...

«There is a hypocrisy in talking about indigenous cultures but not doing anything, as a non-native ally, to stand with them,» Woodley said in a live video posted to her Facebook page from the protest, which made its way down Main Street in Park City, Utah, in even harsher conditions than those that greeted Chelsea Handler and other Hollywood stars on Saturday.

A Romeo and Juliet take told through the lens of the indigenous people of Vanuatu, Tanna allows the culture - clash aspects of its existence play out as background so that in the foreground are these characters whose desire to be with each other proves to be destructive.

Most of the many subjects on display can be classified as either indigenous cultures or wildlife.

Making Indigenous youngsters feel like they have a stake and responsibility in a thriving school community, and not that they have to leave their culture at the gate, the researcher concludes, is equally as important.

In the cross-curriculum priority of «Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures» students will learn about Indigenous connections to land, water and sky, and the knowledge and practices that developed as a result.

Cohen says she has explicitly worked to «align Indigenous knowledge, cultures, and skills, and processes of working in every one of the activities so that they are complementary and they are not seen as being an oddity, or just a one - off».

Indigenous ways of understanding Science and the world was contextualised, as was the history of Science through multiple cultures.

Those essential features of our black and indigenous mother's culture, once despised by representatives of the patriarchal White Christian Civilization, are now seen as parameters to organize our Civilizations in a sustainable way.

In his capacity as a social sciences teacher, David found the opportunities to learn more about Indigenous culture and the traditional owners of the region a core aspect to the trip, providing him with the ideas and inspiration required to help him begin planning potential learning experiences for his students.

To take models from nature as instructive concerning how life works is not taught today, though it once formed the bedrock of understanding in all indigenous cultures.

Members embrace the intrinsic value and right to exist of the other - than - human and of natural environments, and recognize that the pursuance and advocacy of a planetary ethic of environmental and social justice needs to be grounded in, as well as restorative and celebratory of, local and indigenous communities and cultures.

The program, which aims to make school more relevant to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in remote areas, uses a local Indigenous knowledge base to engage students with their own culture, identity and place, and then uses that as a platform for wider education.

`... Indigenous cultures tend to be «collectivist» in their orientation as opposed to «individualistic».

The teaching of culture is highlighted as being particularly important and the suite of resources feature opportunities to consider trade and commerce in traditional Indigenous societies, including through the bartering and exchange of goods, tools and arts.

As the inclusion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures is a key feature of both the Early Years Learning Framework and the Australian Curriculum, ACER convened a team of Indigenous educators to develop a suite of Little J & Big Cuz resources that model a way for early years educators and primary teachers to bring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives into the classroom as part of daily conversationAs the inclusion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures is a key feature of both the Early Years Learning Framework and the Australian Curriculum, ACER convened a team of Indigenous educators to develop a suite of Little J & Big Cuz resources that model a way for early years educators and primary teachers to bring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives into the classroom as part of daily conversationas part of daily conversations.

Projects such as our 1972 Indian Reading Series, which is still widely used today, demonstrate our commitment to partnering with Northwest tribes to develop resources that reflect indigenous culture, traditions, and values.

The researchers found that six key policies had been implemented by all five states: adopting academic standards for teaching students about the history and culture of America's indigenous peoples, involving Native Americans on advisory boards, promoting Native American languages through teacher certification, allowing students to learn their native language as part of their education program, and providing tuition assistance for college - bound Native American students.

For all that schools continue expanding Euro - awareness of the value of indigenous culture and the culture of people of color; for the cultural expansion towards equitable roles between women and men; for the upsurging awareness of the equal rights of GBLTQQ folks; we're missing a key element in these conversations, and that's the cultural shoehorn known as children and youth.