tribal gatherings
Indigenous community meetings
Tribal gatherings are events where members of a tribe or indigenous community come together for cultural, spiritual, social, or political purposes.
The term extends to any assembly of people united by shared identity or interest: The annual conference felt like a tribal gathering of software developers.
In both senses, the phrase suggests connection through common heritage, values, or purpose.
- initiation ritesFormal admission procedures
- coming of ageReaching adult status
- powwowCeremonial tribal gathering
- ceremoniesFormal observances with ritual
- ritualsCeremonial repeated practices
sacred fire · community bonding · talking circles · feasting · fire · tribal councils · community feasts · elders · religious rites · oral storytelling · consensus building · peace pipe · song · dispute mediation · vision quests · sweat lodge · spirit guides · dances
- Borneo peopleslonghouse, longhouses, adat, Saban, headhunting