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From: stadlin@hou2h.UUCP (Art Stadlin)
Newsgroups: net.nlang.africa
Subject: Re: Tribes
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Date: Thu, 9-May-85 16:45:17 EDT
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Posted: Thu May  9 16:45:17 1985
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According to my dictionary, TRIBE is defined as follows:

   "group of people united by race and customs under the same
    leaders:   America was once the home of many Indian tribes."

This definition, and the way people use the word tribe,
seems to be consistent to me.   But I would disagree with
the wording because I believe that many Indian tribes
still exist in America (on reservations).  I think of the
Australian Aborigines as a tribe, and the Eskimo groups
as tribes.  Likewise, from what I've seen on TV, there are
many tribes in Africa.

Do you dislike the word tribe?  I suppose the word does have
slight "primitive" or "barbarian" overtones to it.  What word
would you rather see used?  Clan?  NO... that's even worse!
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