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    The Gebusi Tribe

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    extraordinary group of people called‚ The Gebusi. In the 1980’s‚ The Gebusi tribe was anything but modern and acculturated. The Gebusi had their own individual and unique rituals and traditions that they practiced and followed. The Gebusi tribe participated in ritual homosexuality‚ sorcery and/or witchcraft was highly regarded and practiced‚ and they participated in preferential sister-exchange marriages. By 1998-99‚ The Gebusi tribe had established a new way of life. The Gebusi had become acclimated

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    Khasi Tribe

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    Khasi tribe is mainly found in the sate of Assam and the Khasi Jaintia hills in Meghalaya and in the states of Punjab‚ Uttar Pradesh‚ Manipur‚ West Bengal and Jammu and Kashmir.Earlier the Khasis had their own kingdom‚ until the Britishers exercised control over them. The word Khasi find mention in the Shankradeva’s ’Baghavata Purana’‚ an Indo Aryan literature. The Khasi are an endogamous tribe who are divided into exogamous clans which are again subdivided into exogamous matrilocal families

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    The Nacireman Tribe

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    While in the process of doing a replication study of the Nacireman people‚ Anthropologist Lisa Hines stumbled upon an intriguing subculture within the tribe. The following are her observations; It seems that the people of Nacirema‚ in addition to their personal shrines in the home‚ have many other shrines they visit for different rituals and purposes. Besides the Holy-mouth-man and the Medicine man‚ there seems to be other subcultures of these two specialists. Naciremans also frequently gather

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    The Tequesta Tribe

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    small‚ peaceful native American tribe. They were the first tribe in south Florida and they lived in Biscayne bay which is now present day Miami dade county and half of Broward county they also had some small island in the Miami keys. They built many villages at the mouth of the Miami River and along the coastal islands. The chief lived in the main village at the mouth of the Miami River. The Tequesta lived in Huts. like many other tribes in Florida the houses were built

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    The Mohawk Tribe

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    The Mohawk Tribe The Mohawk tribe resided around the Great Lakes and parts of what is now Canada and the state of New York also knows as the Mohawk Valley. Their territory spread among the south of The Mohawk river‚ and the westward border from the Oneida Nation’s territory‚ and eastward to the Green Mountains of Vermont . They were one of the five tribes of the Iroquois Confederation‚ or League. The Mohawk tribe was the most easterly tribe of the Iroquois League.

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    Rabari Tribe

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    country like Maldhari‚ Dhanger‚ Gowda etc. The only commonality is the profession of cattle raising. They are living in different parts of India for millennia. While Rabari are comparatively recent migrant. They are the part of Huns (Hunas). Other tribe each claim different origin. An

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    The Hutu Tribe

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    The Hutu Tribe The culture of the Hutu and Tutsi tribes of Rwanda‚ Africa interests me for many reasons. One reason is that they are so diverse from our American way of life. Another reason is that I have heard a little bit about them in the news and by talking to people. This sparked my interest and made me want to learn more about them. I will cover a wide variety of information in my report. This will include the land where they live‚ their way of life‚ their history and ancestry‚ and what

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    Ritual Chair

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    University whenever conflict ensued between a chapter’s President and the Ritual Chair. Essentially‚ when it came time to select the chapter’s new Executive Committee for the 2017 calendar year‚ the Ritual Chair was viewed as many to most likely become the next President as she had become an extremely influential and promising leader. However‚ having a say in the new positions‚ the President did everything in her power to ensure the Ritual Chair was not selected to be the next President‚ but rather saw to

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    Documentary Response - In Sickness and In Wealth Based on the information provided in the text‚ determinates of health are directly related to the socioeconomic status. Access to health care often depends on one’s position in the socioeconomic stratification. Depending on your achieved or social status you have different opportunities for life chances. The probability of having health insurance and access to health care are factors directly relating to your life chances and the likelihood

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    Ritual and Religion

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    Rituals and traditions followed during death can offer peace and comfort to the dying‚ the family and friends of the dying‚ as well as to the community the person is a part of. Depending on a person’s beliefs‚ rituals through death can be initiated by ways of culture‚ religion‚ or history. The rituals and traditions that one follows throughout death differ throughout the world. While ever-changing‚ rituals surrounding death affect people’s pasts‚ presents‚ and futures. The ceremonies surrounding

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