Sentences with phrase «accepted by our tribe»

In short, our patterns of clothing consumption relate to our innate desire to belong, to be accepted by our tribe.

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Otherwise, with only your quote from above to go on, it seems that you would agree that if a given society, such as Uganda, or a tribe within Uganda, has agreed that homosexuality is ethically inadmissable, then the individuals within that society would be wrong to dissent from what has been generally accepted by social contract and common consent?

Why because he married a girl that was 9 and not only accepted by her father but also by all the Christian tribes that lived next to the Prophet.

Fifteen years later the boy has grown into a man known as Ghost (Karl Urban, of The Lord of the Rings trilogy fame), a buff warrior type who has embraced his native American upbringing but is also haunted by his past — a fact that sees the tribe as a whole reluctant to fully accept him.

The committee also isn't accepting any written testimony from organizations, especially those representing Native communities (who have loudly complained about how American Indian tribes were not consulted by many of the 34 state governments granted waivers as required by both the U.S. Department of Education and by the U.S. Constitution's provisions granting them sovereign status).

Faced numerous challenges including being a «white» person on the reservation and the perception of taking a job away from a tribe member; quickly overcame barriers, proved dedication to the tribe, and was totally accepted by earning trust and adapting to the culture.