Most of them claimed to be Buddhists, but their religious practices were largely animistic. There are some other tribal groups in other parts of the country.
The Natchez Indians' society was divided into upper and lower ranks, with a person's social rank determined by heredity through the female line. The chief and other tribal officials inherited their positions as members of the royal family. The elaborate leadership network made mound building by a civilian labor force possible.
The fort and settlement, a mud-walled oasis in the Omani desert, owed its prosperity to the Banu Nebhan tribe (Nabahina), who dominated the central Omani region and made Bahla their capital from the 12th to the end of the 15th century. From there they established relationships with other tribal groups of the interior. Bahla was the centre of Ibadism (a branch of Islam), on which the ancient Omani Imamates were based and whose influence can be traced across Arabia, Africa and beyond.
In North Cachar Hills, Zemes construct their huts rather haphazardly spreading over wide undulating topography. Like many other tribal communities in this region.
The Barda have their own tribal beliefs system, to which they have added a pantheon of Hindu gods and goddesses. Like other tribal communities in west India, they perform a number of folk dances and songs. Economically, they are a marginal community, and literacy levels are very low.
Returning from exile, Okonkwo finds his village changed by the presence of the white men. He and other tribal leaders try to reclaim their hold on their native land by destroying a local Christian church. In return, the leader of the white government takes them prisoner and holds them for ransom for a short while, further humiliating and insulting the native leaders.
According to Arabic history books, the Quraysh tribe was a branch of the Banu Kinanah tribe, which descended from the Mudhar. For several generations they were spread about among other tribal groupings. About five generations before Muhammad the situation was changed by Qusai ibn Kilab.
Arab tradition, similar to other tribal cultures of that time, was to name things according to their unique characteristics. They used this same method to name Qur'anic chapters.
The first was established in 1968 by the Navajo Nation on their reservation in Arizona. Several other tribal colleges were established in the 1970s and enrollment has steadily increased. Indian culture and tradition have become a part of the curricula since the 1970s, when many of the colleges were established.
William Youpee was an enrolled member of the Sioux and Assiniboine Tribes. His will devised his fractional interests in several parcels of land to several other tribal members. An administrative law judge of the Department of the Interior found that the land should escheat to the tribal government.
For five hundred years, the Hyborians spread towards the south and the west of their nameless continent. They encountered other tribal groups for the first time in millennia. They conquered many smaller clans of various origins.
The community follow their own folk religion, which has now been heavily influenced by the Hindu religion. Their customs are similar to other tribal communities of the region such as the Patanwadia.
Because of its long colonial association with Britain, Sierra Leone's official language is English, and most Sierra Leonean Americans speak it as a first or second language. Fifteen other tribal languages and numerous dialects are also spoken.
According to Corippus, Ierna, who was the chief priest of the god Gurzil, was killed while trying to protect an image of the god. Many other tribal leaders fell, and the remainder scattered. The remains of the Tripolitanian tribes abandoned Byzacena, and Antalas was forced to lay down arms.
At the beginning of the 7th Century, the great Chinese Tang Dynasty was established. The Shiwei and many other tribal peoples were gradually drawn into its political orbit. In the period from 618 to 629, the Shiwei frequently presented homage and paid tributes to the Tang court.
The majority of the Targawar and Margawar Nochiya Assyrians headed for Habbanya, while some others sought refuge in Baghdad and Kirkuk. Some other tribal members fled to Syria, where they established the village of Tell Faitha.
The other tribal groups found in the district constitute less than 1% of the district population in individual tribal terms.
The Halam were supposed to have been one of these groups which left China. Like other tribal people of Tripura, the Halam have their own system of village administration and justice. One chief, known as a Halamasa, is selected from the tribe.
The tribe has established online, short-term installment loans as a business to serve underbanked Americans. The business has brought new employment opportunities and has generated financial support for other tribal business ventures and social programs for the reservation. Merle St. Clair, former chairman of the tribe, is also a board member of the Native American Lending Alliance, an association of tribes in the payday loans business.
After the Bannock War of 1878, the American government restricted the movements of the Bannock in and out of the Fort Hall Reservation. Connections with other tribal groups were restricted, as well as the Bannock freedom to use local resources. Subdued from the battles and lack of resources, the Bannock worked to construct community within the reservation.