intertribal
Among multiple tribes
Intertribal describes relations, activities, or matters involving two or more tribes: intertribal warfare, an intertribal council, intertribal powwows.
The term appears most often in contexts involving Native American or Indigenous peoples, though it applies to tribal societies anywhere.
Formal union of parties
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- pactFormal agreement between parties
- councilAdvisory deliberative group
- federationUnion of semi-autonomous states
confederacy · coalition · mediation · diplomacy · negotiation · consensus · accord · reconciliation
Ceremonial tribal gathering
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- ritualsCeremonial repeated practices
customs · storytelling · songs · dances · regalia · elders · clans · ancestry
Exchange of commodities
- barterDirect goods-for-goods exchange
- goodsThings for sale
- commoditiesTradeable raw materials
- wampumIndigenous American bead currency
furs · horses · tobacco · obsidian · turquoise · shells · routes · networks
Armed conflict between groups
- raidsSudden armed attacks
- skirmishesBrief, minor combat engagements
- battlesMilitary combat events
- feudsProlonged bitter conflicts
disputes · territory · rivalry · hostilities · vengeance · captives · truces · boundaries
Formal union between partners
- intermarriageWedding between different groups
- adoptionLegal family formation
- clansRelated family groups
- lineageDescent from progenitors
relatives · bonds · families · descendants · unions · offspring · networks · connections
alliance
Formal union of parties
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- pactFormal agreement between parties
- councilAdvisory deliberative group
federation · confederacy · coalition · mediation · diplomacy · negotiation · consensus · accord · reconciliation · peacemaking
powwow
Ceremonial tribal gathering
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
rituals · customs · storytelling · songs · dances · regalia · elders · clans · ancestry · language
trade
Exchange of commodities
- barterDirect goods-for-goods exchange
- goodsThings for sale
- commoditiesTradeable raw materials
wampum · furs · horses · tobacco · obsidian · turquoise · shells · routes · networks · gifts
warfare
Armed conflict between groups
- raidsSudden armed attacks
- skirmishesBrief, minor combat engagements
- battlesMilitary combat events
feuds · disputes · territory · rivalry · hostilities · vengeance · captives · truces · boundaries · encroachment
marriage
Formal union between partners
- intermarriageWedding between different groups
- adoptionLegal family formation
- clansRelated family groups
lineage · relatives · bonds · families · descendants · unions · offspring · networks · connections · relations
- ritual dancessacred dance, ritual dance, devil dance, rain dance, sun dance
- kinshipmother, father, sister, brother, children
- tribal ritualssun dance, rain dance, vision quest, rites of passage, corroboree
- tribal membershipnation, membership application, band, membership card, rolls
intertribalindividual
One separate human being
familial · personal · international · national · universal