Sentences with phrase «used by the tribes»

A long time ago, these dogs were used by the tribes that lived in those mountains.
What could have tempted, or what change compelled a tribe of men, to leave the fine regions of the north, to travel down the Cordillera or backbone of America, to invent and build canoes, which are not used by the tribes of Chile, Peru, and Brazil, and then to enter on one of the most inhospitable countries within the limits of the globe?»

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: Expect a wave of attrition at Yahoo, as some of their most important employees are lured by forward - looking companies using cutting - edge technologies to build a close tribe across great distances.»
The law stipulates that the tribes must make a compact with the state in order to have gambling on their reservations and may not use forms of gambling prohibited by the state.
Washington (CNN)- The Justice Department sought on Friday to strike a delicate balance between the use of bald eagle feathers by Native American tribes and federal protection of the nation's symbolic bird.
The shareholders of this Māori owned business all descend from the original four Māori tribes from the top of the South Island and their primary focus is the management and sustainable use of ancestral lands always guided by a set of traditional Māori values which are as relevant today as they were in the past.
Translating to «The People's Seeds» in the Quechua language, Sacha Inchi has been used by indigenous tribes dating back to the Incas for its health giving properties.
The speed and spontaneity of lacrosse may initially draw kids in, but many become more absorbed after they learn of its Native American provenance: that it was considered a gift of the Creator, whom you played to please; that it was used to settle disputes between tribes and to help assure a good harvest; that to give a player the ability to strike suddenly, an elder might scratch him with rattlesnake fangs or smear him with ash from a tree struck by lightning; that even today, when an Iroquois player dies, he is buried with his stick.
You can also switch out your baby powder for cornstarch which is gentler to the skin and does not have added substances to it and is still used by various Native American tribes today.
Ironically, this international military campaign is playing into al - Qaeda's hands in several ways: by targeting al - Qaeda's own domestic enemies; by employing sectarian rhetoric that plays up Sunni - Shi» ite fault lines previously insignificant in Yemen; by destroying Yemen's military hardware that had been used against al - Qaeda; and by enabling al - Qaeda to exploit the lawless war - torn environment to expand its influence and build alliances among southern and eastern tribes to combat the mutual Houthi foe.
I was always interested by the way indigenous tribes used them and in particular the lab experiments with LSD in the years between its invention and the ban.
Paris Jackson, daughter of the late pop star Michael Jackson, told the audience that the world could «really use this type of excitement at a pipeline protest,» a reference to demonstrations by Native American tribes and environmental groups against the Dakota Access Pipeline.
In a statement released by the Oneidas, the tribe said, «It is revealing that she is making a public spectacle of defending those who want to continue using a racial slur against her fellow citizens of Central New York.»
It also allows the nation to get 25,000 acres of land set aside by the federal government for the tribe's use.
[62] He believes the tribes are run by a cabal of «fifteen to twenty thugs» who are using their price advantage to benefit themselves and not the general populace of their reservations.
But some anthropologists said his 1968 ethnography, Yanomamö: The Fierce People, exploited the tribe by breaking their taboo on using the names of the dead; others argued that its emphasis on violent encounters helped governments justify invasions of Yanomamö territory.
If they are right, then these measures could be used to test for consonance in music that is not based on the musical scales or notation developed by European and East Asian societies; for example, pre-Columbian music by certain American tribes, said Dante Chialvo, a neuroscientist at Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois.»
When scientists first encountered these tribes, they were intrigued by their use of the toxins and wondered what unusual compounds they might contain.
A private lab, commissioned by the tribe in 2006, tested the cedar used for ceremonies and teas, and found elevated levels of cadmium.
It also quenches 5.5 million acres of cropland, is used by 22 tribes of people and flows through 11 national parks.
tribe of the hominid family of primates, distinguished by erect posture, bipedal movement, large cranial capacity, and use of specialized tools.
Coordinated dances are as old as music, and distributed in a lot of different cultures, for example, the nowadays Hakka, used by rugby players, was a native group dance that intimidates rival tribes.
Also known as «Inca Inchi» and «Mountain Peanut,» this Peruvian food has been used by indigenous tribes in the Amazon for thousands of years.
Direct from the Kalahari Desert comes devil's claw, a claw - shaped fruit that has been used for centuries by the South African tribes as a natural remedy for inflammation and to treat arthritis pain.
Many different tribes produced witch hazel extract by boiling the stems of the shrub and producing a concoction which was used to treat swellings, tumours, and other inflammatory conditions.
It has been used by the hunters of native African tribes for centuries to inhibit hunger pangs and thirst during long hunts in the barren terrain.
He secures the throne in trial - by - combat at a mythic waterfall, defeating M'Baku (Winston Duke), the chief of the Jabaris, the only tribe in the kingdom that shunned the use of vibranium.
Its pace, however, is confounding, starting with the opening Dawn of Man sequence, set 4 million years ago among tribes of proto - humans who are enlightened by the appearance of a mysterious extraterrestrial monolith that teaches them to use bones as tools.
The Indians used to live a peaceful and harmonious life, of from most tribes it has been roughly disturbed by other nations that
His family spoke Marma, one of eight different indigenous languages used by Hill Tract tribes.
If Sir Kipling is indeed right and words are the most powerful weapon used by mankind, perhaps we can endeavor to begin with the words we chose in the classroom to create teams, tribes and leaders instead of managing disruption, mitigating damage and controlling our classrooms.
However, once they recognize and experience the positive results of cooperative learning (validated by more than 1000 studies), the majority use classroom tribes as much as possible.
A popular strategy used by teachers to create and sustain stable, orderly, and more connected classrooms is the Tribes process.
By consistently using Tribes as a template in this evolving world, it is the only way positive change will happen for our children, our community, our world, and us.
Gaddi Dogs were bred for hunting purposes but multi-talented Gaddi Dog is widely used by local shepherds, mostly Gaddis (from the tribe of the same name) and these dogs are reputed to be strong enough to repulse attacks by snow leopards and are very intelligent to herd stray sheep and goats back to their pens.
This snow dog is believed to have originated in Mongolia and Northern China and were used by the nomadic tribes of Mongolia.
History and Facts: The most numerous of the Russia Laika - type dogs, the West Siberian Laika descends from dogs used by Arctic tribes in the Ural Mountain region of Russia.
The lean - tos are used by women with newborns so their lives may be brought into the public eye, allowing the tribe to unite around the needs of a new member.
Many of these islanders mined extensive chert deposits for making tools and produced «shell - bead money,» used as a major trade item by tribes throughout California.
Their archeological significance still isn't known, although it's certain the island was used as a burial ground by coastal indigenous tribes.
These jugs are used by the hill tribes to store whiskey and are cool souvenirs, but they can be difficult to carry and transport.
Despite being incredibly powerful, the ancient tribe sealed the mask away for fears that its great power may be used for dark intent... Centuries later, the mask is stolen, and then worn by the mischievous and unwitting Skull Kid, who not only is consumed by the mask's dark powers, but also becomes its unwitting slave, ready with a new found desire to create mischief and rain devastation on the world...
The final tribe, the Lepoita Order, uses poison and black magic to dominate and is controlled by Necromancers who use old radios and cars to build their shrines.
Become the master of the battlefield by using the characteristics of the three tribes, Fai, Ruta and Eeth.
The following details come from Gematsu... - 3D Mode characters move vividly in a three - dimensional world - in 2D Mode, the game is depicted in nostalgic pixel graphics - at the start of your adventure, 3D Mode is depicted on the upper screen, and 2D Mode is depicted on the lower screen - when the two modes are displayed at the same time, conversations and such are displayed on the upper screen when using the slide pad - on the lower screen when using the d - pad - As you progress, you will choose which one of the two modes to you want to continue playing with - can visit the church to switch between modes - in 3D mode, monsters will attack if they notice the protagonist running by - with 2D mode, you will encounter monsters randomly while walking - will be able to see the «Memories of Your Journey» at certain places - with 3DS version, you can look back on important scenes in the story that you have already seen in your favorite visual mode - allows you to also see how that scene played out in the style you are not playing in - a village where a special tribe among the Incarnations of Time known as the «Yocchi» live - here you can make use of the system's StreetPass features - also discover a dungeon that only the Yocchi can enter called the «Labyrinth Beyond Time» - send in the Yocchi you gathered through StreetPass to explore - exploring the Labyrinth Beyond Time may open the door to surprises - Yocchi have an important mission, and want the protagonist to help them carry it out - in order to help the Yocchi, it seems that it is necessary to find «Adventure Log Passwords» in the Labyrinth Beyond Time
Using acid engraved steel plates, the pigment comes from ground up shells which Garrard calls «Star Dust», as named by the Kogi tribe of the Sierra Nevada, Columbia, from whom the inspiration for the project was taken.
A series of Pessoa's Botânica paintings hang on an adjacent wall, white silhouettes emerge from black backdrops yielded from Genipapo and Lineaca — native oils and dyes also used by indigenous Mineiro tribes for medicinal purposes and for body painting.
Her Lushootseed font for the Tulalip Tribes of Washington was the first newly designed Native American font to be cut as wood type by the Hamilton Museum and is used in efforts to revive the daily use of the critically endangered language.
If by chance you are not really sure of what facts are, use the word «denier» (because it is an easy code word to get approval from your tribe).
Where the words and appeals of those indigenous tribes destined to be displaced by the dam had failed, nearly two - hundred native Amazonians have now gathered in a last ditch effort to protect their homeland using their bodies.
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