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Story: A tribe is viewed, developmentally or historically, as a social group existing before the development of nation states, or outside them. A tribe is a group of distinct people, dependent on their land for their livelihood, who are largely self-sufficient, and not integrated into the national society. It is perhaps the term most readily understood and used by the general public to describe such communities. Stephen Corry defines tribal people as those who "...have followed ways of life for many generations that are largely self-sufficient, and are clearly different from the mainstream and dominant society". This definition, however, would not apply to countries in the Middle East such as Iraq and Yemen, South Asia such as Afghanistan and many African countries such as South Sudan, where the entire population is a member of one tribe or another, and tribalism itself is dominant and mainstream. 

There are an estimated one hundred and fifty million tribal individuals worldwide, constituting around forty percent of indigenous individuals. Although nearly all tribal people are indigenous, some are not indigenous to the areas where they now live. 

The distinction between tribal and indigenous is important because tribal peoples have a special status acknowledged in international law. They often face particular issues in addition to those faced by the wider category of indigenous peoples.

Question: what is a tribe viewed as
Answer:social group

Question: what is it a group of
Answer:distinct people

Question: what does corry define them as
Answer:have followed ways of life for many generations

Question: are they self sufficient
Answer:yes

Question: how many are tribal
Answer:one hundred and fifty million

Question: what percent are indigenous
Answer:forty percent

Question: are they in the middle east
Answer:no

Question: are they a socail group
Answer:yes

Question: why is the distinction important
Answer:have a special status acknowledged

Question: who is dependent on their land
Answer:A tribe

Question: are they faced with issues
Answer:yes

Question: do they have special status
Answer:yes

Question: when did they exist
Answer:currently

Question: is yemen included
Answer:no

Question: is it view as historical
Answer:yes

Question: what about developmental
Answer:yes

Question: are tribes dependent on the land
Answer:yes

Question: are they different from the mainstream
Answer:yes

Question: who was existing before the development of nation states
Answer:
A tribe