Sentences with phrase «strong cultural ties»

The decision follows a long court battle for the river's personhood initiated by the Whanganui River iwi, an indigenous community with strong cultural ties to the waterway.

92 % report keeping strong cultural ties with their homeland.

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A relationship builder and bridge builder who can help establish strong business and cultural ties between Alberta and China, as well as expanding such worldwide.

«Their faith gave them a strong sense of the cultural and religious ties between Europeans that transcend national boundaries.»

Australia also enjoys proximity to Asia in other forms, with strong cultural and economic ties through the transfer of people and established trade routes.

It is not internationalist to prioritise (white) Europeans at the expense of people around the world who have much stronger historic and cultural ties to this country.

Because of the two countries» close historical, cultural, and religious ties — the so - called «Slavic brotherhood» — Moscow has been able to maintain a strong foothold in the region.

Slavic women are known for their deliberate femininity, strong family ties, and devotion to the traditional marital structures, which are heavily promoted through their local media and cultural outlets.

During the session, Dr. Alexis Tam, Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture of the Macao SAR Government elaborated the city's historic and cultural roots, which can make a strong tie that connects Macao with peoples of different regions around the world, with more friendly visits, exchanges and cooperation based on Macao's diverse cultural gems, such as cultural heritage, religion, Macanese community, returned overseas Chinese and immigrants as well as historic connections with Portugal.

Strong cultural, tourism, and educational ties between Indonesia and the United Kingdom are expected to strengthen the strategic bilateral partnership, in which one of them are through this joint campaign program.

A personal story told through the eyes of director and writer Amanda Strong, as she connects the oral and written history of her family as well as the history of the Michif (Métis), Cree and Anishinaabe people and their cultural ties to the buffalo.

You can point the finger at all sorts of participants in this battle, but I believe (and we have been examining and discussing at length on this site for more than 8 years now) the principal drivers of the polarization are coming more from: (1) the corporate energy interests who are protecting their profits against regulation and other policies that would move the system away from fossil fuels, and using their clout in the political process to tie things up; (2) right - wing anti-government and anti-regulatory ideologues whose political views appear threatened by scientific conclusions that point toward a need for stronger policy action; (3) people whose religious or cultural identities appear threatened by modern science; and so forth.

The applicant must demonstrate permanent employment, meaningful business or financial connections, close family ties, or social or cultural associations, which will indicate a strong inducement to return to the country of origin.

Aside from Sam, the remainder of the attorney team is comprised of associates and foreign legal consultants with top - level academic credentials (Harvard, Yale, University of Chicago, New York University, University of Pennsylvania, and Peking University) and superior local language skills: all team members speak both Mandarin Chinese and English, supported by acute local cultural sensitivity acquired from being native Chinese, educated here for extended periods, or retaining strong family ties to mainland China or Taiwan.

The only reason children usually have strong ties to biological fathers in our society is that in most nuclear intact households, our cultural ideal, there are two full - time resident adults, and the father happens to be one of them.