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“Msisi” Tree Variety and “Neem” Tree Variety seem to have same growth

SIDDI KIMPOLE @SIDIKIMPOLE (3480) • Eldoret, Kenya 11 Apr

These are indigenous trees in our country. Having observed them grow, I think they have the same growth rate. They are also preferred by most carpenters because they are softwood and easy to work upon. They are unlike Eucalyptus...

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I like researching things.

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169450) • United States 3 Jan

So , Amber posted a picture of the moon. It is called "The Wolf Moon". I told her what I THOUGHT the origin of the name was. Turns out I am wrong. This information was published online by USA Today: "Each full moon of the year...

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Native American Heritage Month

celticeagle @celticeagle (189838) • Boise, Idaho 7 Nov 23

So much to learn about Native Americans. I didn't know there were 574 federally recognized tribes in existence. That's 229 in Alaska and the others are in 35 other states. About 14.6 percent of the American Indian population is...

native americans

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I love Indigenous Art ..

Hazel Vee @epiffanie (11327) • Australia 24 Apr 23

We like going by train to Melbourne.. It is more relaxing.. And we don't have to worry about looking for parking. Plus everything is just walking distance from the train station, or if it's a fair distance, we can hop on trams to...

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An Indigenous Wooden Scooter

Shavkat @Shavkat (141906) • Philippines 3 Dec 21

A week ago, my friend and I went to the Department of Tourism in Baguio City, Philippines. They were open to tourists and showcased indigenous clothings and wooden crafts. The most favourite one is the wooden scooter. Don't be...

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Cacti + Pricks = Indigenous Tattoo

Shavkat @Shavkat (141906) • Philippines 25 Oct 21

In the cordillera areas in my country, some of the local tribes still do tattooing. It is not in a modern way because they use the indigenous way by using cacti pricks. Imagine yourself being tattooed in the village like this....

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In Tridhara Durgapuja idols are based on indigenous style.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23240) 8 Oct 21

Tridhara Durgapuja represent puja of indigenous tribes. They also celebrate puja in forests and other remote areas. They puja is recreated in the pandals and space as theme in Tridhara Durga puja. There is special decoration to...

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Indigenous House Watercolor Painting

Shavkat @Shavkat (141906) • Philippines 3 Nov 20

I woke up so late today. My niece and I created a simple nipa hut last night, which we considered an indigenous house. The medium used is watercolor painting. Her art teacher is so demanding lately. I posted it again here because...

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Rattan Bag in my City

Shavkat @Shavkat (141906) • Philippines 19 Apr 17

I am sure that you will be delighted to have a rattan bag. It is one of the local products in the Summer Capital of the Philippines. The size and shape vary from one design to another. It is native rattan bag that resembles a...

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Tragic Suicide of a Ten-Year-Old

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381952) • Rockingham, Australia 9 Mar 16

Last Sunday, while we were enjoying a barbecue with friends, a 10-year-old indigenous Australian committed suicide in an isolated bush community in Western Australia's north. The incident happened in the remote aboriginal...

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Anyone who talks a very rare language here?

zeedo666 @zeedo666 (150) • Poland 31 Oct 12

eg. Quechua? I would like to learn something about such languages.

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Has anyone else noticed the amount of witchcraft shows lately?

its-logos-plus-logic @flowerchilde (12529) • United States 22 Oct 08

Especially one channel it seems has a high percentage of witchcraft based shows, whether movies or sitcoms.. Most of the sitcoms, if not all, are for 'kids'. Don't get me wrong, I used to enjoy "Bewitched" as a kid.. And I do...

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what is a language that u want to learn!!

green_lightning @green_lightning (130) • United States 31 Dec 07

now their are millions of languages on planet earth, i know 2 of them and im picking up a third one called Nahuatl its the language of the Mexica people, and the largest language on Anahuak (north america...) it went from Alaska...

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