tribal
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Allans has been careful not to advocate a particular candidate or party – emphasising leadership rather than politicians, marshalling a new force, he says, outside traditional tribal voting blocs.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Dozens of lawsuits, which include complaints by tribal nations’ governments, are moving through state and federal courts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Drought Monitor maps have been published since 1999 and are used by federal, state, local, and tribal officials to help guide drought response decisions.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
Steinem, returning from a Sioux powwow honoring ancient tribal women, knew she wasn’t in her element.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
How can we account for the empirical observation that band or tribal organization just does not work for societies of hundreds of thousands of people, and that all existing large societies have complex centralized organization?
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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