indigenous culture
collocation in Englishmeaningsofindigenousandculture
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indigenous
adjective
uk/ɪnˈdɪdʒ.ɪ.nəs/us/ɪnˈdɪdʒ.ə.nəs/
used to refer to, or relating to, the people who originally lived in a place, rather than people who moved there from somewhere ...
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culture
noun
uk/ˈkʌl.tʃər/us/ˈkʌl.tʃɚ/
the way of life, especially the general customs and beliefs, of a particular group of people at a ...
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(Definition ofindigenousandculturefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofindigenous culture
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Individuals seem to merge seamlessly with the majority culture if they give up theirindigenousculture.
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In the process, it also produces more dependency and control, and creates a trend towards more isolation from theindigenouscultureand norms.
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The millowners represented him more often as an expression ofindigenousculture.
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Interestingly, this race politicisation resulted from both national and local dynamics, which then favourably interacted with anindigenouscultureinfused with an intolerant colonial legacy.
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If the jobber was characterised in public discourse as an archaic survival or a product ofindigenousculture, the millowners could scarcely be seen to defend him too vociferously.
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What emerges is the picture of a man caught in a fascinating dilemma, between uncovering and eradicating idolatry and admiring theindigenousculturehe was studying.
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His interest in the language and his appreciation of theindigenousculturehave made an invaluable contribution to the studies that have followed up until our own day.
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It is assumed in this case that theindigenousculturehas a quality and a relevance worth preserving - an 'authenticity' or 'rootedness' from which a sense of identity grows.
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Scholarly expositions, like contemporary accounts before them, have often treated 'the jobber system' as if it was as timeless as theindigenousculturein which it was supposedly embedded.
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Giliomee's emphasis on the influence of missionary strategists in developing ideas of separate development and the preservation ofindigenouscultureis particularly interesting.
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Small-budget films perhaps reflect more accurately ourindigenouscultureand attitudes.
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They have seen part of their heritage andindigenousculturedestroyed.
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We could say an awful lot more about the need to support ourindigenousculture.
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By exploring new literary themes and/or focusing on indigenous protagonists, they drew at the same time attention toindigenouscultureand the indigenous plight.
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By exploring new literary themes and focusing on indigenous protagonists, they drew attention toindigenouscultureand the indigenous plight.
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Academic and student presentations discussing topic areas around art, heritage,indigenouscultureand stories.
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Many regional cuisines exist, often based uponindigenouscultureand foreign influences.
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The area is known for itsindigenouscultureas well as its rugged, isolated terrain.
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Theindigenouscultureis an active and living part of everyday life for the majority of the population.
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