A friend of mine is from Zambia, she says that she belonged to a tribe which got u thinking about how a tribe is defined. Even she wasn't sure what it means to be part of a tribe. So, what is a tribe and how would a tribe become something other than a tribe (a nation?)
2006-10-23 09:22:46 · 6 answers · asked by basisdnb 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
Apparently it is strictly defined as a certain % of then population.
2006-10-23 09:25:52 · answer #1 · answered by monkeymanelvis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Canada we have tribes.
They are groups of aboriginal people that all speak the same language. A group of tribes could decide to help each other and form a nation. They would have to have a common language
2006-10-23 16:41:32 · answer #2 · answered by Molly 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As long as one person exists who claims to be the member of any tribe; then that tribe exists...A nation is made up of as many tribes as are allowed to live within it's arbitrary boundries..
In the US our government very thoughtfully arranged for the native population to be put into reservations(for whose protection it is no longer clear) which are called ghettos in certain areas of this and other nations...ahhh, what a tangled web we weave...
2006-10-23 16:39:53 · answer #3 · answered by Mod M 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We have tribes in South Africa, England has tribes, they just call it different dialects.
2006-10-24 09:21:20 · answer #4 · answered by Susanna G 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All started from the monkey worshiping religion(they call it) of hinduism. It started as casts and cast system.
2006-10-23 16:28:30 · answer #5 · answered by fair-and-squire 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Please see an article in Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tribe
2006-10-27 15:57:19 · answer #6 · answered by emiliobrown 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋