Sentences with phrase «early settlers who»

The early settlers who founded divorce mediation came from many backgrounds.

We were very aware that we were travelling in the footsteps of those that had gone before us - the warring warrior tribes, the explorers, the adventurers and the brave early settlers who had fought their way across the continent, carving this magnificent country out of the wilderness.

In a masterful tale of mystery, magic, and madness, recently orphaned Josh finds himself in Canara, a rough - hewn village with no modern amenities, where he discovers the residents are descendants of a fugitive band of early settlers who were forced deep into the Appalachian backwoods.

They argued it would be little different from early settlers who left Europe for North America with little hope of return.

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They were descendants of Amorite settlers who had moved into Canaan from the fringes of outlying deserts some six to eight centuries earlier; or indeed, some of these may well have come out of tribes originally closely related to the group which went into Egypt and now, some centuries later, made its return to the land.

Horseradish was brought to North America by early settlers from Europe who began cultivating it in the East Coast colonies.

For over 6000 years, it's been the meeting place for everyone from the earliest First Nations people, through to the fur traders, hunters, settlers, and thousands of immigrants who've made their way to where the Red River and Assiniboine River meet.

This week, two major studies of the DNA of living and ancient people try to settle the big questions about the early settlers: who they were, when they came, and how many waves arrived.

That's the conclusion of linguists and a geographer, who have together identified 18 Aboriginal stories — many of which were transcribed by early settlers before the tribes that told them succumbed to murderous and disease - spreading immigrants from afar — that they say accurately described geographical features that predated the last post-ice age rising of the seas.

Cave divers in Mexico have found the skeleton of a teenage girl who was one of the earliest American settlers

This rapacious development of pristine areas of Hawaii is a particularly cruel situation for the residents who are of native Hawaiian descent — because the original missionary families and other early Caucasian settlers basically stole or cheated them out of their land.

The book tells some stories from the childhood and life of Pocahontas, Native American princess who contributed to the peace between Indians and settlers in early America.

With two or three miles of water separating them from mainland Italy, early Venetian settlers were safe from enemies who had no knowledge of seafaring.

Among the vignettes is information on the Oregon Trail, including why Oregon was an early draw, and on the missionary work of Marcus Whitman, a doctor who helped guide more than 1,000 settlers along the trail.

We witness the arrival of Russian settlers in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, soldiers and hunters who greatly diminished the tiger populations.

Reverend Eleazar Wheelock, who later went on to found Dartmouth College, was one of the early settlers in the city.

Whether you're following in the tradition of South Dakota's early settlers and putting down stakes for the first time or you're a resident who's interested in a change of address, take a look at the CreditDonkey team's picks for the best places to live.

Saint Charles was heavily influenced by early German settlers who brought unique wine and food to the region.

The early settlers, led by Jacques Cartier who claimed it for France in 1535, decided therefore that the 30 mile long island, the largest in an archpelago of over 70 islands, was as good a place to stop as any.

The term «free state» dates back to South Africa's early history when, for almost 150 years, the white settlers, who lived between the Vaal and Orange rivers in an area they called the Orange Free State, were independent of British rule.

The Port Hardy Museum & Archives is a wonderful place to relive the colourful history of the early North Island settlers, including pioneering Danes who built dairy farms at rugged Cape Scott.

This is especially true among the early European settlers in this region, who were struggling to carve a living out of the dense pacific rain forest.

The earliest recorded European settlers to Belize were shipwrecked British sailors, otherwise known as the «Baymen,» who first arrived in 1638.

The falls, creek and canyon are named after Christopher McWay, an early settler and farmer from New York state who arrived in the area with his son Christopher Jr. around 1874.

NU`ALOLO is an ancient and wildly beautiful valley once occupied by early Hawaiian settlers who established a fishing village and lived there in... Continue»

It is a region steeped in history, both of the early settlers and the original Aboriginal people who inhabited this region.

It is a region steeped in history, both of the early settlers and the original Aborigines who inhabited this region.

You'll witness the hardships of early settlers, the danger of marauders, the lives of the slaves who built and maintained the property, and the vision of the Caymanians of 1831 who introduced democracy to the Cayman Islands within the walls of the imposing Great House.

Early settlers included Adrian Stokes (1854 - 1935), Julius Olsson (1864 - 1942) and Louis Reginald James Munroe Grier (1864 - 1920), who in 1890 were instrumental in establishing the St Ives Arts Club.

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Reverend Eleazar Wheelock, who later went on to found Dartmouth College, was one of the early settlers in the city.

Saint Charles was heavily influenced by early German settlers who brought unique wine and food to the region.

Members of the Potawatomi Native American people, who settled along Salt Creek just south of where the city would develop, are the earliest known settlers of the Elmhurst area.

Their native title was determined in August 2006 by the Federal Court who recognised that «the Ngaliwurru and Nungali peoples had maintained their long - standing connection with the Timber Creek district in spite of early violent contact with European settlers...» [56] The Full Federal Court later varied the native title determination in the Traditional Owners» favour, holding that they hold their native title rights and interests exclusively.