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In the News (Tue 29 Dec 09)

  
  Reversing Kwak'wala Language Shift
Among the indigenous people of British Columbia are the Kwakwaka'wakw, a group of tribes that speak one of the five dialects of Kwak'wala, a member of the Wakashan language family.
Initially, most people did not seem to mind identifying with the Kwakiutl tribe because of their high prestige, but now there is a movement away from this identification.
The groups could be composed of people who are at different levels in their Kwak'wala ability, so that the less competent could learn from the more advanced and the advanced could learn leadership skills.
jan.ucc.nau.edu /~jar/RIL_4.html   (9216 words)

  
 Waalo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Its history includes constant struggles among these families to become "Brak" or king of Waalo, as well as wars with its neighbors.
The legendary 13th century founding of Waalo was by NDiadiane Ndiaye, a man reputed to be from the north, who lived a strange existence in the Senegal River for years until he was selected by the Waalo people as their king after performing amazing feats.
Later he went on to become first ruler of a united Jolof (Diolof) Empire which lasted until the mid 16th century.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wala_(people)   (450 words)

  
 Wala Lang
Some people had the evil idea of pulling out just one mag and inserting it somewhere else in the stack, just to see if he'd sense it.
People looked at the stars and saw constellations, and looked at a body even closer to home and saw a man in the moon.
People see images of Jesus and other lesser celebrities in potato chips, rock formations, tree bark.
textboy.easyjournal.com   (745 words)

  
 AL WALA' WAL BARA' ACCORDING TO THE AQEEDAH OF THE SALAF
Love is the source of wala' and hate is the source of bara'; it is by this that both the heart and the hand are moved to act.
Wala' and Bara' are both related to the declaration of faith and constitute essential elements in it.
Some people hope to imply by this that whoever recites the declaration of faith is not a disbeliever, and that we should not oppose him, regardless of whatever else he does.
www.islamworld.net /wala.html   (8882 words)

  
 Islam, the Road to Submission, the Path to Peace
So for people that have accepted that, then next is to come into a type of harmony with the world and the way that is done primarily is by synchronizing with the sun, because all living things on the planet have a deep relationship with the sun and to light.
People are so divorced from that …people drink milk without even reflecting on the fact that it comes from animals.
The Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, took a people that had these terrible tendencies and qualities--burying their baby girls alive out of a sense of shame and a fear of scandal, the exploitation of poor and weak people, they were really Nietzcheian in their views.
www.themodernreligion.com /world/window.htm   (4346 words)

  
 Politics of Thursday, 14 October 2004
On Monday October 11 a group of people calling themselves the Dagaaba Youth in the Wa Municipality organised a press conference to register their displeasure at Mr Sahanun Mogtari, Regional Minister allegedly making "unpalatable" utterances against Mr Clement Eledi, Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture (MOFA).
This statement according to the press release signed by Mr John Kpiengunaang, the Dagaaba Youth Secretary was not only creating a political dichotomy, but also impeding the development of the Region as it could fan religious and tribal conflicts in the Region.
Mr Mogtari said he was a unifying person in the Region as his family lineage was entrenched in all the major ethnic groups in the Region namely Dagarti, Wala and Sissala.
www.ghanaweb.com /GhanaHomePage/politics/artikel.php?ID=67759   (564 words)

  
 Roces: A Tradition in Philippine Print Media|Archives|Interviews|Joaquin T. Roces III
Wala, nothing, just like I was trying to say, I'm not, it so happens that I'm the grandson pero without being a Roces ganun din ako, I don't need that papel, pero because of that thing the Lord will be… I don't know if you know, humble yourself and you will be exalted, eh.
People laugh at who's that ano, yung sa Abu Sayyaf, yung Christian, but he is the only one who had visited.
Wala akong capital I had only $150 dollars left I go to my aunt kapatid (uncle) ni Chino, I asked money, she gave me without that collateral.
www.geocities.com /rocesphils/itotrans.htm   (8692 words)

  
 prayer frofile   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The Wala are noted for their expert xylophone players who perform at funerals and dances, while the Lobi are noted for their mask-making abilities.
Their "conversion" resulted in the eighteenth century when Dyula Muslim traders were absorbed into the Wala state and began to speak Wali instead of their Mande language.
The non-Muslim Wala have beliefs and practices that are very similar to those of the Lobi.
www.peopleteams.org /yarsi/hpx_21/prayerprofile.htm   (897 words)

  
 Whales & Totems Vancouver Island Sailing Adventures - Maple Leaf Adventures
It is an area rich in the resources which sustained them physically and their culture is in every way a reflection of the bounty, beauty, and spiritual power of this great land.
These are "the saltwater people" who harvested the great cedars from ancient rain forests.
Here along with the powerful collection of potlatch paraphernalia (seized by the Government of Canada and finally returned to the Kwakwaka'wakw people) we are often treated to the sight of a school class learning traditional dancing and song.
www.mapleleafadventures.com /whales.html   (972 words)

  
 FAQ for the WALA Online Ordering System
WALA’s shopping cart, hosted by Mal’s ECommerce Solutions, uses SSL (secure socket layers) and sophisticated encryption techniques to protect your payment information.
Then just type in the number of people for each event next to the event or events you are interested in attending.
Cancelled event registration fees will be credited in full, or can be used as credit toward another WALA event registration.
www.ewala.org /events/cart_questions.cfm   (273 words)

  
 news_ghana03
Many of the Wala people are Muslim and most of the Lobi are animistic in their spiritual beliefs.
The chief of this village was Wala and he was culturally a Muslim.
We were astonished to see almost 250 people meeting underneath the tree (their church) and worshipping the Lord together.
www.vanguardministries.org /news_ghana03.asp   (697 words)

  
 Thomas Anderson's Wa Ghana Home Page
Wala people are pleased to be greeted in their own language, even if that is all that you can say.
The Wala are an aggregation of different peoples- Moshi from Burkina Faso, Manding from Mali and Hausa from Nigeria - who settled in Wa attracted by the devotion to Islam and the commercial opportunities offered by the trade between the forest and the desert.
It is partially a celebration of the harvest, partially a means of insuring success in the upcoming year's cycle of planting and harvesting and generally an excellent opportunity to have a good time.
www.duke.edu /~twa   (931 words)

  
 Local Native History and Culture - Campbell River, Vancouver Island, British Columbia
This term is considered incorrect, as it refers to the people living at Fort Rupert, near Port Hardy on northern Vancouver Island.
The Kwakwak'awakw Nation's territory extends from Cape Mudge to the mouth of Bute Inlet in the south to Smith Inlet in the north and around the northern part of Vancouver Island to Quatsino Sound on the west coast of Vancouver Island.
The Laichwiltach are the southernmost of the Kwak'wala speaking people.
www.aboriginaljourneys.com /main/history   (270 words)

  
 INSIDE PCIJ: Stories behind our stories » Technology   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
He thinks the issue of a "digital divide" renders the claim that his generation is a high-tech one rather debatable, but nonetheless acknowledges technology’s impact in the lives of people, young and old, rich and poor alike.
Teens, an even younger set of people from the generation that has come to be labeled in global marketing parlance as Generation Y, whom I interviewed for the i Report feature on the barkada being redefined by technology, admit as much to the indispensable part it plays in their daily social life.
As if it were enough that most people are rat-poor, parents are left with no option but to be away from their children to boot.
www.pcij.org /blog/?cat=9   (3462 words)

  
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Marrying from the People of the Book contradicts the concept of Al-Wala’ and Al-Bara’.
Calling people to pray night prayers in Ramadan (taraaweeh) in congregation is a form of good bid’ah in the religion.
Calling people to pray night prayers in congregation outside Ramadan is a form of bid’ah.
www.open-university.edu /examrepository/EBP/EBB203.doc   (364 words)

  
 INSIDE PCIJ: Stories behind our stories » Downloadable MP3 files of 3-hour tape   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
the more people hear this, the more the tide of public opinion will build against gloria, and the more the air around her will thin and suffocate her.
Look at how far these people will go (even to the extent of making a fool of themselves in front of millions of people) just to defend their positions how ever hopeless it may be.
We should stand up as one nation against repressive acts of state, such as censorship, police brutality of people exercising their rights of freedom of expression, of speech, of the press, and to public information.
www.pcij.org /blog?p=108   (8873 words)

  
 ~*~Al Wala' Wal Bara' (Love and Hate for Allah's Sake)~*~--Ummah.comLearn about Islam
One of the aspects of iman is al wala wal baraloving and hating for the sake of Allah Alone.
Al wala wal bara requires one to ally oneself with Allah, His Messenger (sallallahu alaiyhi wa sallam), and the believers wherever they are found against the disbelievers even if it is against their own relatives.
Al wala wal bara aims to purify the society and rid the people of all vices.
www.ummah.net /forum/showthread.php?t=15138   (2265 words)

  
 INSIDE PCIJ: Stories behind our stories » “Hawks” and “doves”   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
After a year or two, when the issues eventually died down and people will lose interest in the said issue, her relatives will come back and ‘family business’ will be back to operate again.
wala kang magawa kundi tumanga sa ere at maghintay ng sagot mula sa langit….kelan ba darating ang kinabukasang hinihintay mo? mapapatalsik mo ba ang duwendeng itim sa malacanang?….hindi dumarating ang kasagutan dahil sa mas malakas ang timbre ng duwende sa kalabang si ‘taning [siyempre #1 admirer siya ngayon ng duwende]…
Wala kasi silang makitang ’skeletons in the closet’ or mga kasong pwedeng isampa kay BRO.
www.pcij.org /blog?p=159   (10747 words)

  
 KNP says AMA doing K4 quick ... - May 15, 2004
The President’s campaign spokesman, Michael Defensor, said the only quick count the administration was using to monitor the elections was its own quick count stationed at the K4 headquarters at the PDAP building in Makati City.
"It’s headed by Secretary Nonong Cruz but I understand that there are people manning the headquarters and receiving the certificates of canvass," Defensor said at a press conference, referring to former chief presidential legal counsel Avelino Cruz Jr.
The opposition accused of "trending" some media entities conducting quick counts allegedly in an effort to condition people that Macapagal was winning in the canvassing of election returns.
www.inq7.net /inf/2004/may/15/text/inf_1-1-p.htm   (571 words)

  
 Religions on the Northwest Coast: Literature Review
Foremost among these is the suggestion that the people who traditionally used the items represented and discussed would probably not have written a book such as this because the objects were known to possess great power and not to be treated casually.
The book was written for individual Kwakwaka'wakw people interested in their traditional culture and language as well as for all those who want to know about the relationships between the Kwakiutl and nature.
However, the purpose of this book is clearly to impart information about the relationships between a people and the land in which they live, and such has to do with a sense of place and the knowledge and philosophies the people possess.
home.bak.rr.com /astessandori/nwcoast.html   (7558 words)

  
 Local Native History and Culture - Campbell River, Vancouver Island, British Columbia
The Laichwiltach consist of the We-Wai-Kai of Cape Mudge, the Wei-Wai-Kum of Campbell River, the Walatsamakw of Salmon River, and the Kwiakah of Phillips Arm, the Kuma'einuxw of Loughbourough Inlet, and the Tlaalius of Arran Rapids, near the mouth of Bute Inlet.
Through this ceremony the Laichwiltach people unite families in marriage, name children, correct wrongs, pass on rights, responsibilities and privileges to the next generation, and share wealth.
The oral history of the secret society of the Hamatsa is the source of the most sacred of all the ceremonies of the Laichwiltach people.
www.gildastheatre.com /history   (947 words)

  
 Places We Studied   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
These volunteers will approach boaters who are engaging in activity that may be interfering with the natural behavior of the whales and explain the potential risks.
We learned about the hardships that the Kwak'wala have endured since the time the Europeans first settled in BC and about the healing process that is underway at the present.
Today, the Kwak’wala people are reviving many of their past customs.
www2.canisius.edu /~noonan/cac2001/places_we_studied.htm   (2951 words)

  
 in my heart, you'll stay permanent   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
People we!re actually just telling her at first.
She allowed her pride to take over and that was what irritated people.
just because you aren't affected by what the people say, it doesn't mean that it is alright for you to be the way you are: haughty (truly haughty), cold and bitchy.
thesocialanimal.blogspot.com /2005_04_01_thesocialanimal_archive.html   (4441 words)

  
 Zambia, the Traditional Ceremonies Safari
Don’t miss out on the major traditional ceremonies such as the Umotomboko, a war cerebration of the Lunda people, the N’cwala, an annual ceremony of the first crop by the mighty Ngoni people, the Kuomboka, the royal crossing of the Lozi people at the height of the annual flooding of the Zambezi River, etc, etc.
The variety of uses for basketry is wide; carrying and storage, fishing traps, beer strainers, flour sieves, sleeping and eating mats and a variety of tableware.
It is the men that usually do the woodwork and carving and produce canoes, furniture, walking sticks, utensils and food bowls as well as masks, drums and a variety of animal forms.
www.zambia-the-african-safari.com /traditional-ceremonies.html   (625 words)

  
 ~^^ I just want YOU to know who I am...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
I know some people around me cares for me a lot but I'm sorry if you notice that I'm not appreciating it..
wala pa jan ung bears and other stuffed toys and ung cabinet ko sa tabi ng computer ko..
that in reality many many people are suffering from it..
thelastpersonstanding.blogspot.com   (6537 words)

  
 |dizzy-dazed| *he makes me dizzy and dazed*
You look for the good things in life, you posses a lot of classical class, and follow that of the original vampires, you have no shame in what you are, infact you embrace it, you love it and wouldn't have it any other way.
Your wealth is unspeakable and your way of luring people with your mystical ways and looks is amazing, and most people would often call you The Seductress.
I approached the cashier girl, but she was already serving the old lady, who was taking very, very long (no exaggeration--she was there for more than 30 mins.), so the fat guy asked me to sit down first.
dizzy-dazed.blogdrive.com   (2731 words)

  
 Medical City parking - Page 2 - Motorcycle Philippines
You can't compare one from the other because they all have different sets of people with different sets of rules.
I think it's this kind of attitude that keeps us in a situation where people are not treated equally, when we say, "eh ganyan talaga eh, they discriminate against bikers, so what can we do?"
I just spend a load full of money in that hospital last dec when my wife gave birth, had I known that they had this kind of policy, I'd have brought her somewhere else.
motorcyclephilippines.com /forums/showthread.php?t=21850&page=2   (1469 words)

  
 Anglican Journal, February 2003 -- B.C. natives sing praises of new book   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Older people, she added, had learned the earlier Boaz type of orthography, "but it wasn't complete enough to handle our language." The result was that the old and the young Kwak'wala-speaking people could not sing from the same hymn book.
Out of this problem was borne the Anglican hymnal project, which some people call integral in the fight to stop the loss of the Kwak'wala language.
Sanborn estimates that 7,500 people up and down the coast speak or are familiar with the language.
www.anglicanjournal.com /129/02/canada02.html   (964 words)

  
 DEAR ME   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Yung iba naman, wala na talagang sense ang sinasabi, nanggugulo pa. Minsan naiisip ko tuloy na ang ibang mga umaakyat na tinatawag nila "mountaineer" ang sarili, eh mas puno pa ng kayabangan at angas ang katawan.
Wala nga akong hinahangaan sa kanya, siguro yung mata niya.
You trust in people is slowly dimming as you battle for the only girl you've ever wanted.
ivan-ulrich.blogspot.com /2004_04_01_ivan-ulrich_archive.html   (4756 words)

  
 livin it up
And you may appear to be many things to many people.
You have a big enough ego to boss the wimps around, but you still know there are people out there who are better then you.
As much as I wanted to watch the Cheering Competition at LCC I can't stand the fact that I *might* be seeing some people I don't want to see...
web.pitas.com /ianne/january.html   (1985 words)

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