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tribe

[trahyb] / traɪb /


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Leo will watch a dance performed by the Shipibo-Konibo tribe before making a speech expected to focus on threats to Indigenous people, from drug trafficking to illegal deforestation and pollution.

From Barron's ● Nov. 15, 2026

The point is the conformity itself — the act of obeisance to the tribe, the bending of the knee.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026

Now he says that Sey “is in my tribe, and he is my brother” and “would make an excellent American.”

From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2026

At the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art she finally found what she calls her tribe.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Mary Lewis, who was born in 1861, was an allotted member of the tribe.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

Peru, half of which is covered by the Amazon rainforest, is one of the few countries in the world where uncontacted tribes continue to live in absolute autonomy, away from modern society.

From Barron's ● Nov. 15, 2026

Sports gambling regulation belongs to states and tribes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026

The researchers said in a statement that local tribes gave them essential field support and knowledge that helped make the discoveries possible.

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026

Others said the state, by negotiating deals behind closed doors, had excluded Native tribes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

The Department of the Interior’s Office of Indian Affairs—which oversaw government relations with tribes and was later renamed the Bureau of Indian Affairs—had a field agent assigned to the Osage territory who knew Mollie.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann


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