Sentence examples for there is indigenous from inspiring English sources

And then there is "indigenous data in the heads of people and in culture", in the words of Mr Stewart: for example, directions might be best given by reference not to points of the compass or the names of roads, as in Western cities, but to local landmarks.

This supports the argument for devolution of management responsibility to the local level where there is indigenous site-specific knowledge but at the same time insufficient management capacity.

In addition there are indigenous words for 'rice seedling' and 'transplant rice seedlings' in the Tsouic languages (Tsuchida 1976 157), Bunun and Kavalan, although no proto-Austronesian term can be reconstructed.

There are now as many Christians from the northern Philippines in Mindanao as there are indigenous Muslims.A peace agreement, signed in 1996 by the biggest rebel group, the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF), was supposed to appease the Moros.

Maybe there are Indigenous people who fought in wars or played in sporting events – or wherever else the anthem is touted as really important – [who] have a really strong, genuine connection with it.

In the region of Loreto, there are indigenous communities farming turtles and peccary for export.

There are Indigenous health organizations and student associations serving our specific needs.

Currently there are indigenous artists practising in all media in Canada and two indigenous artists, Edward Poitras and Rebecca Belmore, have represented Canada at the Venice Biennale in 1995 and 2005 respectively.

There were indigenous and corporate voices calling for greater engagement of indigenous peoples in moving towards a more sustainable development future in the Amazon.

All of this knowledge is universal wherever there are indigenous beliefs and I was thrilled to add Quechua to my research.

As well, there are indigenous photographers like Peter Pitseolak (Inuk), George Johnston Tlingitt), and James Jerome (Gwich'in) who were early creators in the development of indigenous photography.