Sentence examples for native nations from inspiring English sources

This issue is part of cultural reclamation and protection of sovereign identity and good name that are ongoing in native nations today.

A long avenue of flagpoles lined the main road down what had been grasslands before, with nearly 200 flags from native nations around the country.

The worst-case scenario would be for two of his stars to injure each other while playing for their native nations.

The apparel derives not from the Choctaw, the Tunica, the Natchez or any of the other Native nations living around New Orleans, but from Natives of the Great Plains (noted for their broad headdresses).

But the diplomatic brouhaha that has engulfed the Haudenosaunee (a k a Iroquois) lacrosse team, derailing their travel plans to Europe to play the sport they invented, is a harsh reminder to native nations that their inherent sovereignty will be acknowledged only when it comports with the forms and protocols of states.

With such examples in mind, advocates for Indian gaming argue that, both legally and morally, native nations should be treated no differently than are state governments and private casino owners and hence should be allowed to profit from (and risk capital in) gambling in the same ways.

South African-born Kevin Pietersen played decisive innings against his native nation and Pakistan before returning to England for the birth of his first son.

Some bounties were paid for any person of a stated native nation, in which case a captive, dead body, or scalp with hair or ears or other cultural identifier would suffice.

This is the first agreement in Canada's history that recognizes the full autonomy of any Indian people as a "native nation," giving Quebec's Crees substantial powers to help manage mining, forestry and energy development.

Nyong'o partnered with WildAid, an international conservation organization, to advocate for elephant conservation and also worked on the Ivory Free campaign, women's issues and acting and the arts efforts in her native nation.

But the non-native nation has no real ancestral ties to the land.