tribals
Indigenous community members
Tribals refers to people belonging to indigenous or traditional tribal communities, used especially in South Asian contexts to describe scheduled tribes or adivasi populations: The government launched programs to support tribals in remote areas.
The term can sound clinical or othering, reducing diverse peoples to a category.
In other contexts, tribals may simply mean tribal members or, informally, people with strong tribal loyalties.
Originating in a region
- aboriginalIndigenous to a place
- nativeOriginating from a place
- autochthonousOriginating where found
- ancestralOf one's forebears
clans · kinship · lineage · chieftain · elders · community · tribesmen · tribeswomen
Ceremonial repeated practices
- ceremoniesFormal observances with ritual
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- festivalsOrganized communal celebrations
- dancesRhythmic musical movements
music · folklore · mythology · totems · animism · shamanism · storytelling · initiation
Interlacing strands into fabric
- beadworkStrung ornament craft
- potteryFired clay objects
- handicraftsManually created decorative objects
- textilesWoven or knit materials
jewelry · headdresses · carvings · tattoos · body-paint · basketry · woodwork · metalwork
Removal from usual location
- reservesResources held back
- reservationsDoubts or advance bookings
- homelandsCountries of origin
- settlementsEstablished communities or agreements
villages · encroachment · autonomy · self-governance · stewardship · conservation
Maintaining something's condition
- archaeologyStudy of physical remnants
- relicsPreserved items from antiquity
- antiquityGreat age, ancient era
- legacyWhat's passed down
heirlooms · monuments · documentation · repatriation · museums · ethnography · anthropology · oral-history
indigenous
Originating in a region
- aboriginalIndigenous to a place
- nativeOriginating from a place
- autochthonousOriginating where found
ancestral · clans · kinship · lineage · chieftain · elders · community · tribesmen · tribeswomen · minorities
rituals
Ceremonial repeated practices
- ceremoniesFormal observances with ritual
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- festivalsOrganized communal celebrations
dances · music · folklore · mythology · totems · animism · shamanism · storytelling · initiation · taboos
weaving
Interlacing strands into fabric
- beadworkStrung ornament craft
- potteryFired clay objects
- handicraftsManually created decorative objects
textiles · jewelry · headdresses · carvings · tattoos · body-paint · basketry · woodwork · metalwork · ornaments
displacement
Removal from usual location
- reservesResources held back
- reservationsDoubts or advance bookings
- homelandsCountries of origin
settlements · villages · encroachment · autonomy · self-governance · stewardship · conservation
preservation
Maintaining something's condition
- archaeologyStudy of physical remnants
- relicsPreserved items from antiquity
- antiquityGreat age, ancient era
legacy · heirlooms · monuments · documentation · repatriation · museums · ethnography · anthropology · oral-history
tribalscitizens
Members of a nation
urbanites · cosmopolitans · mainlanders · nationals · settlers
tribalscity dwellers
People living in metropolises
urbanites · metropolitans · suburbanites · townspeople · cosmopolitans
- tribal councilIndigenous community's ruling body
- tribal societyKinship-based communal organization
- tribal traditionsInherited communal practices
- tribal ceremoniesFormal communal cultural observances
- tribal patternsTraditional indigenous designs
- tribal designsTraditional cultural pattern work
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