tribal society
Clan-based social group
A tribal society is a social group organized around kinship, shared ancestry, and common cultural traditions rather than formal government institutions.
Members typically share language, customs, and territory, with leadership based on elders or chiefs rather than elected officials.
The term appears in anthropology and history: Many tribal societies practiced communal land ownership.
In casual use, tribal society can describe any close-knit group with strong in-group loyalty.
- huntingPursuing wild game
- kinshipState of being related
- blood tiesFamilial relationships through ancestry
- conflict mediationFacilitated dispute settlement
- oral traditionCulture passed by speech
lineage · clan · folklore · extended family · egalitarianism · tribal council · bride price · moiety · elder wisdom · land stewardship · tribal lands · symbolic art · rituals · coming of age · sacred fire · gathering · hunter gatherer · gift exchange
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