Viewed historically or developmentally, a tribe consists of a social formation existing before the development of, or outside of, states. Many people use the term to refer to any non-Western or indigenous society. Some social scientists use the term to refer to societies organized largely on the basis of kinship, especially corporate descent groups (see clan and lineage). In some countries, such as the United States and India, tribes are Indigenous peoples that have been granted legal recognition and limited autonomy by the state. Considerable debate takes place over how best to characterize tribes. Some of this debate stems from perceived differences between pre-state tribes and contemporary tribes; some of this debate reflects more general controversy over cultural evolution and colonialism. In the popular imagination, tribes reflect a way of life that predates, and is more "nature ", than that in modern states. Tribes also privilege primordial social ties, are clearly bounded, homogeneous, parochial, and stable. Thus, many believed that tribes organize links between families (including clans and lineages), and provide them with a social and ideological basis for solidarity that is in some way more limited than that of an "ethnic group" or of a "nation". Anthropology and ethnohistorical research has challenged all of these notions. In his 1972 study, ''The Notion of the Tribe'', Morton Fried provided numerous examples of tribes the members of which spoke different languages and practised different rituals, or that shared languages and rituals with members of other tribes. Similarly, he provided examples of tribes where people followed different political leaders, or followed the same leaders as members of other tribes. He concluded that tribes in general are characterized by fluid boundaries and heterogeneity, are not parochial, and are dynamic. Archaeology continue to explore the development of pre-state tribes. Current research suggests that tribal structures constituted one type of adaptation to situations providing plentiful yet unpredictable resources. Such structures proved flexible enough to co-ordinate production and distribution of food in times of scarcity, without limiting or constraining people during times of surplus. Fried, however, proposed that most contemporary tribes do not have their origin in pre-state tribes, but rather in pre-state Band_societys. Such "secondary" tribes, he suggested, actually came about as modern products of state expansion. Bands comprise small, mobile, and fluid social formations with weak leadership, that do not generate surpluses, pay no taxes and support no standing army. Fried argued that secondary tribes develop in one of two ways. First, states could set them up as means to extend administrative and economic influence in their hinterland, where direct political control costs too much. States would encourage (or require) people on their frontiers to form more clearly bounded and centralized polities, because such polities could begin producing surpluses and taxes, and would have a leadership responsive to the needs of neighboring states (the so-called "scheduled" tribes of the United States or of British India provide good examples of this). Second, bands could form "secondary" tribes as a means to defend themselves against state expansion. Members of bands would form more clearly bounded and centralized polities, because such polities could begin producing surpluses that could support a standing army that could fight against states, and they would have a leadership that could co-ordinate economic production and military activities. ''See also'': cultural evolution; iwi ---- Tribes are also federally recognized tribal sovereignty nations of Native Americans within the United States. Anthropology Native Americans
Church considers a "tribe" to be a higher-level grouping of people than "clan" -- the church defines "clan" as a group of related families. Groups on a higher level than "tribe" could be "race" or "nation" (it depends). I haven't the slightest idea if the church usage is common or ideosyncratic. --User:Ed Poor Is the definition of "tribe" defined by statute in some nations? For instance in the United States, one hears of "recognized" and "unrecognized" Indian "tribes". This leads me to believe there is some official criteria in determining whether a people constitute a tribe. :I think, though I'm not sure, that a "recognized" tribe is one that the US government has signed a treaty with. User:Tokerboy 05:02 Dec 31, 2002 (UTC) As for the question above, I usually have understood a "clan" to be a smaller subset of a tribe. Other than being "smaller" (or bigger) is a clan substantially different from a tribe? User:Pizza Puzzle ----- After reading this article I have very little idea what a "tribe" actually is. Can we have articles begin with actually telling the reader what the heck they're all about before jumping headlong into some obscure controversy? User:Graft 20:33 17 Jun 2003 (UTC) :Well, you tell me. I tried to add some more specific content in the first paragraph -- but it is hard to tell a reader what a tribe is "about" given that many people argue they don't really exist (I mean, sociologically -- not legally), and there is no real consensus on how to define or describe them. User:Slrubenstein ----- :''especially corporate descent groups'' What? What does this mean? User:Daelin ::Clans and lineages. User:Slrubenstein ---- I believe this is more or less the standard anthropological meaning of tribe: A tribe is a small society, bound by kin relations, with its own customs, culture, etc. What distinguishes a tribe from a clan is that tribes see themselves as being a totally separate people from other tribes. Clans are large kin groups that are distinct in some way, but are still part of a larger society. Tribes, however, make up an entire society. this of course involves lots of grey area: what is a separate society, what is not a separate society. But that, I believe, is the difference between the terms Clan and Tribe. Then another concept is "band," as in band society. A band is considered to be a separate society even smaller than a tribe, and with even less formal structure. But a band is still bound by kin relations, like a tribe or a clan. User:Fishal 20:58, 12 Aug 2004 (UTC) This isn't quite true. Anthropologists use the word "tribe" in different ways and I think the article gives a decent summary of these ways. A clan is a unilineal corporate descent group with stipulated descent. Tribes are often but not necessarily divided into descent groups (like clans or lineages). Fried demonstrated conclusively that tribes do not have their "own" culture -- some tribes are heterogeneous, culturally, and some tribes share culture with other tribes. Tribes do not necessarily see themselves as completely separate from other tribes (although they may be politically autonomous). User:Slrubenstein =List of tribes= Please, can we start one? I'm not all that familiar with them so I'm interested in perusing the various Wiki entries about them. :Iriqouis :Sioux :Aztec :African tribes :Viking clans/tribes etc. I suggest the format go: Tribe name, location, timeperiod/notes. Or is there already one there? I'm also going to create a redirect from Tribes > the vid game, to Tribes > this article. As I am sure the definition of "tribes" meaning multiple of the literal term will surely outlast the influence of "Tribes" the game --User:Duemellon 13:18, 25 Aug 2004 (UTC)
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Viewed historically or developmentally, a tribe consists of a social formation existing before the development of, or outside of, states. Many people use the term to refer to any non-Western or indigenous society. Some social scientists use the term to refer to societies organized largely on the basis of kinship, especially corporate descent groups (see clan and lineage). In some countries, such as the United States and India, tribes are Indigenous peoples that have been granted legal recognition and limited autonomy by the state. Considerable debate takes place over how best to characterize tribes. Some of this debate stems from perceived differences between pre-state tribes and contemporary tribes; some of this debate reflects more general controversy over cultural evolution and colonialism. In the popular imagination, tribes reflect a way of life that predates, and is more "nature ", than that in modern states. Tribes also privilege primordial social ties, are clearly bounded, homogeneous, parochial, and stable. Thus, many believed that tribes organize links between families (including clans and lineages), and provide them with a social and ideological basis for solidarity that is in some way more limited than that of an "ethnic group" or of a "nation". Anthropology and ethnohistorical research has challenged all of these notions. In his 1972 study, ''The Notion of the Tribe'', Morton Fried provided numerous examples of tribes the members of which spoke different languages and practised different rituals, or that shared languages and rituals with members of other tribes. Similarly, he provided examples of tribes where people followed different political leaders, or followed the same leaders as members of other tribes. He concluded that tribes in general are characterized by fluid boundaries and heterogeneity, are not parochial, and are dynamic. Archaeology continue to explore the development of pre-state tribes. Current research suggests that tribal structures constituted one type of adaptation to situations providing plentiful yet unpredictable resources. Such structures proved flexible enough to co-ordinate production and distribution of food in times of scarcity, without limiting or constraining people during times of surplus. Fried, however, proposed that most contemporary tribes do not have their origin in pre-state tribes, but rather in pre-state Band_societys. Such "secondary" tribes, he suggested, actually came about as modern products of state expansion. Bands comprise small, mobile, and fluid social formations with weak leadership, that do not generate surpluses, pay no taxes and support no standing army. Fried argued that secondary tribes develop in one of two ways. First, states could set them up as means to extend administrative and economic influence in their hinterland, where direct political control costs too much. States would encourage (or require) people on their frontiers to form more clearly bounded and centralized polities, because such polities could begin producing surpluses and taxes, and would have a leadership responsive to the needs of neighboring states (the so-called "scheduled" tribes of the United States or of British India provide good examples of this). Second, bands could form "secondary" tribes as a means to defend themselves against state expansion. Members of bands would form more clearly bounded and centralized polities, because such polities could begin producing surpluses that could support a standing army that could fight against states, and they would have a leadership that could co-ordinate economic production and military activities. ''See also'': cultural evolution; iwi ---- Tribes are also federally recognized tribal sovereignty nations of Native Americans within the United States. Anthropology Native Americans
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Church considers a "tribe" to be a higher-level grouping of people than "clan" -- the church defines "clan" as a group of related families. Groups on a higher level than "tribe" could be "race" or "nation" (it depends). I haven't the slightest idea if the church usage is common or ideosyncratic. --User:Ed Poor Is the definition of "tribe" defined by statute in some nations? For instance in the United States, one hears of "recognized" and "unrecognized" Indian "tribes". This leads me to believe there is some official criteria in determining whether a people constitute a tribe. :I think, though I'm not sure, that a "recognized" tribe is one that the US government has signed a treaty with. User:Tokerboy 05:02 Dec 31, 2002 (UTC) As for the question above, I usually have understood a "clan" to be a smaller subset of a tribe. Other than being "smaller" (or bigger) is a clan substantially different from a tribe? User:Pizza Puzzle ----- After reading this article I have very little idea what a "tribe" actually is. Can we have articles begin with actually telling the reader what the heck they're all about before jumping headlong into some obscure controversy? User:Graft 20:33 17 Jun 2003 (UTC) :Well, you tell me. I tried to add some more specific content in the first paragraph -- but it is hard to tell a reader what a tribe is "about" given that many people argue they don't really exist (I mean, sociologically -- not legally), and there is no real consensus on how to define or describe them. User:Slrubenstein ----- :''especially corporate descent groups'' What? What does this mean? User:Daelin ::Clans and lineages. User:Slrubenstein ---- I believe this is more or less the standard anthropological meaning of tribe: A tribe is a small society, bound by kin relations, with its own customs, culture, etc. What distinguishes a tribe from a clan is that tribes see themselves as being a totally separate people from other tribes. Clans are large kin groups that are distinct in some way, but are still part of a larger society. Tribes, however, make up an entire society. this of course involves lots of grey area: what is a separate society, what is not a separate society. But that, I believe, is the difference between the terms Clan and Tribe. Then another concept is "band," as in band society. A band is considered to be a separate society even smaller than a tribe, and with even less formal structure. But a band is still bound by kin relations, like a tribe or a clan. User:Fishal 20:58, 12 Aug 2004 (UTC) This isn't quite true. Anthropologists use the word "tribe" in different ways and I think the article gives a decent summary of these ways. A clan is a unilineal corporate descent group with stipulated descent. Tribes are often but not necessarily divided into descent groups (like clans or lineages). Fried demonstrated conclusively that tribes do not have their "own" culture -- some tribes are heterogeneous, culturally, and some tribes share culture with other tribes. Tribes do not necessarily see themselves as completely separate from other tribes (although they may be politically autonomous). User:Slrubenstein =List of tribes= Please, can we start one? I'm not all that familiar with them so I'm interested in perusing the various Wiki entries about them. :Iriqouis :Sioux :Aztec :African tribes :Viking clans/tribes etc. I suggest the format go: Tribe name, location, timeperiod/notes. Or is there already one there? I'm also going to create a redirect from Tribes > the vid game, to Tribes > this article. As I am sure the definition of "tribes" meaning multiple of the literal term will surely outlast the influence of "Tribes" the game --User:Duemellon 13:18, 25 Aug 2004 (UTC)
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== Dock boggs == I noticed you've got a Dock Boggs page and a Dock boggs page. I assume since you've blanked the one w/ the lower case boggs, that it was a typo. It is listed in the Orphaned Pages list, so I've marked it for deletion... --User:Vik-Thor 07:14, 21 Aug 2004 (UTC) Yes...I didn't know how to get rid of Dock boggs once I created it with an obvious typo. Thanks for helping to get rid of it. --User:Tribe 14:56, Aug 21, 2004 (UTC) == Boxer pup photo== Cute photo! You've got it listed as "fair use" (that would be
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