tribe
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Jia is the last remaining survivor of the Iwi tribe on Skull Island who shares a connection with Kong, the island’s protector.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
"People say it's shallow to want people to like you, but in the first humans it was literally a matter of life or death. If you weren't part of the tribe, you died."
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
The oldest of four brothers and one of more than 30 first cousins—“more tribe than family,” as he puts it—Mr. Coppola was an anomaly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
In many ways, his life has been spent constructing a tribe.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
It takes a tribe to raise a human.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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Justice Julia Kelety’s questions suggested the tribes provided names for resources in the area but failed to say how they would be affected.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
Controlled Thermal Resources attorney Suzanne Varco said that the company reached out to 26 area tribes in 2021 and received no reply.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
Bears Ears, which covers 1.35 million acres, was proclaimed in 2016 under president Barack Obama on the basis of its cultural sites sacred to Indigenous tribes.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
Bears Ears, which covers 1.35 million acres, was proclaimed in 2016 under then-president Barack Obama on the basis of its cultural sites sacred to Indigenous tribes.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
They were brought by Europeans and proceeded to transform the societies of Indian tribes that acquired them.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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