Sentences with phrase «of indigenous traditions»

«Their life experience and potential knowledge of indigenous traditions and customs would have assisted the entire 12 - person jury at arriving at the truth because they would have experiences that they could share with the remainder of the jury that would put things in perspective about what the witness was testifying about,» he says.

Fishing nets collected during fieldwork refer to the survival of indigenous traditions and the impact of modernity, and also serve as an homage to these women.

A Special Jury Prize, meanwhile, was presented to Portuguese - Brazilian duo João Salaviza and Renée Nader Messora for their film «The Dead and the Others,» a visually ravishing tale of indigenous traditions and mythology in north Brazil; in their speech, the directors explained they intended the film as a rejoinder to less positive, urban - dominated portrayals of the country in its national cinema.

Though modern American shamans use many methods to do this — and draw on a variety of indigenous traditions from Tibet, Korea, North America, South America, or Africa, among others — most of them spend some time talking about and working with energy and soul.

As we shall see later, there was a growth of indigenous traditions in the Indian Church.

that is, the mixing of indigenous traditions with Christian biblical narratives, are not only identified but often encouraged as a continuing creative practice.

The Mexicans had a very nice god called Quetzalcoatl, «the mysterious Christlike figure of indigenous tradition.»

Not exact matches

«Indigenous peoples are being forced into long and costly court battles to defend their traditions and ways of life because governments in Canada still refuse to accept the need to work collaboratively with Indigenous peoples on important decisions about environmental protection and resource development,» said Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs.

Swahili is influenced by the confluence of what the late African studies professor Ali Mazrui called the «triple heritage,» namely the indigenous Bantu languages and identity, Islamic religion, and Western traditions.

(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.)

Although with a less dramatic involvement in native thought and culture than Ricci's, both Roman Catholic and Protestant missionaries in the 19th century often managed to combine a commitment to evangelization in the name of Jesus with a deep (and ever deepening) respect for the native culture and indigenous traditions of the nations to which they had been sent.

But 83 years of sports tradition can't compare with the 10,000 years of Indigenous people's tradition that must be ignored to celebrate the use of the word redskin.

The existence of an old local tradition and of families whose ancestry seems ancient and indigenous, rather than of foreign immigrant trading stock, are factors which suggest the possibility of an early evangelist in the country, but the dependence of all traditions on the Edessene Church prevents us considering those factors conclusive proof that this early evangelist was St. Thomas.

The religious ways of peoples indigenous to this part of the world were themselves varied and alive, and the European newcomers brought with them the religious traditions [1] of Europe.

One thinks here not only of the Iglesia en Kristo in the Philippines — which may be the fastest - growing sect in Asia — but also of the Soka Gakkai in Japan and several indigenous Christian traditions in Africa.

In the broad development of the biblical wisdom tradition, the pattern of wisdom, thus early made indigenous, continued by and large to shape and control its continuing expression.

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.

In using the term «Hawaiian spirituality,» I refer to that amorphous blend of Chinese, Japanese, Western Christian and indigenous traditions that have joined to form the spiritual heritage of the islands.

We are challenged today at this point by the cultural and doctrinal exuberance of indigenous third - world expressions of Christianity, not to mention unprecedented contact with other world religious traditions on their own terms.

In 1988, when Latin American and North American Christian communicators met in San Juan, Puerto Rico, a highlight of the week was the presentation of indigenous songs and dance by Puerto Rican Christians who carry on a rich and sophisticated religious musical tradition for the sheer joy of it.

All this shows that the Indian Church was not simply a copy of the Syrian or Persian church and that there was the growth of air independent indigenous Christian tradition in India.

This theology of an unduly negative attitude towards indigenous religio - cultural traditions.

The outcome should recognize the religious freedom and rights of all three monotheistic traditions indigenous to the area: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

Guatemalan cooking today is the result of centuries of blending Spanish dishes and techniques with indigenous ingredients and traditions.

CENDI sees that the proliferation of GM crops and poisonous pesticides will affect the health and environment, the farmers» rights to seeds and the customary traditions of the indigenous ethnic minorities.

Following the changing pattern of the seasons, this indigenous culture - driven spa follows a wellness path represented by a unique totem, in honor of ancient Mayan and Aztec traditions.

«This paper makes the case that endangered Indigenous languages can be repositories for factual knowledge across time depths far greater than previously imagined,» the researchers wrote in their paper, «forcing a rethink of the ways in which such traditions have been dismissed.»

True, the advent of technological innovation can threaten indigenous methods and knowledge, but the bunker mentality of rejecting all innovation does not help either tradition or people.

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.

Master Zink developed his style of Yin yoga from the ancient tradition of Taoist yoga that is indigenous to China.

Shamanism is a spiritual and healing tradition drawing on the wisdom and practices of ancient indigenous people from around the world.

As we travel to discover ourselves in timelessness where our ancestors once carved our destinies in stone for us to discover these many centuries later, our time - tested, indigenous botanicals and exquisite plant oils are meticulously united with centuries old tradition, cutting - edge science and the latest breakthrough technologies that take us on a journey through the mystery of the African continent and it's many unique eco systems.

With the advent of penicillin and «modern science,» we've largely abandoned indigenous tradition, opting instead for stainless - steel countertops, Erlenmeyer flasks, and the endorsement of the FDA.

I was raised Christian, but I've also studied with spiritual teachers from a variety of traditions — Kabbalah, Kashmir Shaivism, Buddhism, Sufism, and indigenous spirituality.

The music of Cambodia is derived from a mesh of cultural traditions dating back to the ancient Khmer Empire, India, China and the original indigenous Dating Cambodian girls can be an adventure.

Native American - Prehistory: Indigenous Americans had (and have) rich traditions concerning their origins, but until the late 19th century, most outsiders Representative early accounts of Native stone cairns in the Northeast.

The filmmakers emphasize their high regard for Wagamese's work in the film's faithful replication of the novel's plot, and avoid falling into a long tradition of making indigenous stories more palatable for a settler audience.

And here I am not referring to the European tradition alone, but to autonomous social movements of indigenous communities in Las Americas and elsewhere.

We are providing a 21st century approach to its observance not just by recharging memory, but through an artistic reflection with a balanced affirmation of Hispanic heritage and indigenous traditions for collaborative new routes of expression from ancestral roots focused on the concerns of UNESCO: Cultural Rapprochement, Biodiversity, Ocean Care and Seafaring, Climate Change mitigation through sustainable energy, reforestation, gender equity and health issues.

Some of this applies in particular to remote Indigenous schools, where you have still very strong traditional practices, very strong traditions of language, of living on Country, of ceremony.

«Among both Year 6 and Year 10 students, about nine out of ten students endorsed the notion that Australia should support the cultural traditions and languages of Indigenous Australians (about 95 per cent in Year 6 and 94 per cent in Year 10),» the report reveals.

«The Learning on Country program grows out of a fairly long tradition of Indigenous land and sea management programs that have been really successful right across the top end, from the Kimberley through to the Cape,» Fogarty said.

Inspired by indigenous traditions, it brings together persons harmed with persons responsible for harm in a safe and respectful space, promoting dialogue, accountability, and a stronger sense of community.

This new resource brings educators primary sources and first - person accounts about a painful period in Canadian history, when about 150,000 Indigenous children were forcibly taken from their families and stripped of their language, culture, and traditions.

In many schools with high rates of suspension, the SEL - aligned approach of choice is «restorative justice,» a concept common to many indigenous traditions that focuses on integrating wrongdoers into the community and reciprocally addressing conflict, instead of meting out punishment.

The app was designed to enable users to measure the listening and speaking skills of young learners, recognising the significance of the oral tradition in Indigenous cultures, and oral language as the foundation for the development of literacy skills and a strong indicator of later reading, writing and overall academic achievement.

The arrival of outsiders shifts this familiar harmony for the indigenous population, and they struggle to retain their traditions and are eventually forced to (or end up realizing that they must) adapt, often taking on characteristics of the colonizers to survive.

In Pacific, author Simon Winchester closes with the image of the vessel Hokule'a, which he views as a symbol of hope for the people of the Pacific Islands and a physical manifestation of a return of respect for indigenous traditions.

The Yoruba of southwestern Nigeria are exceptional for the copresence among them of three religious traditions: Islam, Christianity, and the indigenous orisa religion.

Sail the legendary Bering Strait en route to Provideniya, and glimpse traditions of the indigenous Yupik in this «Gateway to the Arctic.»