I'm hoping that this will generate some discussion. My take is agreement: I ask you, can you define "tribe" clearly?

Using "Tribe" and "Tribalism" Categories to Misunderstand Africa
African Studies Program Outreach, University of Wisconsin-Madison
By David Wiley, African Studies Center
Michigan State University (1981)
SourceTribe, a concept that has ( Read more... )

Willie Drye, for National Geographic News, January 23, 2006

Archaeologists working in the rugged mountains of southwestern North Carolina are adding new details to the story of a tragedy that took place more than 160 years ago.The scientists are uncovering the remains of farms and homes belonging to the Cherokee Indians before they were forced to ( Read more... )

Lori Valigra, for National Geographic News, November 7, 2005

Davy Arch can't remember a time when he didn't have a pocketknife for carving a bowl from butternut tree wood or for splitting river cane for baskets. Nowadays, however, the 48-year-old Arch and other artists in the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians are facing shortages of these native ( Read more... )