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    The Mandaya Tribe

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    I. Introduction I choose the Mandaya tribe because it is one of the successful tribes in the Mindanao. The Mandaya is also "probably the greatest and best tribe in Eastern Mindanao". The Mandaya are also considered by the non-Christians as the oldest and most illustrious of the peoples." Indeed‚ Mandaya culture continues to amaze and interest many people as it becomes enduring and persevering generation after generation. The term Mandaya means "inhabitants of the uplands". Quite interestingly‚ areas

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    The Quileute Tribe

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    The Quileute are a Native American people in western Washington state‚ in the United States‚ currently numbering approximately 2000. The Tribe is located in La Push on the shores of the Pacific Ocean. The Quileute Tribe has lived and hunted in this area for thousands of years. Although the village of La Push is only about one-square mile‚ the tribe’s original territory stretched along the shores of the Pacific from the glaciers of Mount Olympus to the rivers of rain forests. Like many Northwest

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    Cherokee Tribe

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    The history of the Cheyenne Most people see Indians as mean‚ cruel‚ nasty people who speak a weird language but the Cheyenne are just the opposite. This tribe lived in the American Great Plains region in the state of Wyoming. Where the grass covered the prairies with some streams and rivers is where you would find the Cheyenne hunting and living their lives. Where they settled is were you would see children playing and their mothers building tepees and making clothes were as there fathers are hunting

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    Apache Tribe

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    Who is the people call Apache? The word "Apache" comes from the Yuma word for "fighting-men." It also comes from a Zuni word meaning "enemy." The Apaches are well known for their superior skills in warfare strategy. Wars continuous among other tribes and invaders from Spain (Apache 1). The Apache Indian was have six main tribal groups‚ use weapons to fight in war or battles‚ had different types of game to have fun‚ to discussion the social and economic patterns‚ and got more involved with

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    Geechee Tribe

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    African American and my ancestry derives from the Geechee Tribe. This tribe is from West Africa. My ancestors were brought to America as slaves with the Atlantic slave trade. The other Afrikaners immigrated to America. Yes‚ my group did face prejudice and racism. I say this because of the language my people spoke and their facial features. Other black people did not want to be associated with them because they were considered a poor tribe with lazy speech. Not only did my people face these

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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 Mbuti Tribe

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    Ashley Jones ANT 101: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology March 04‚ 2012 Introduction The way of life in a distant African rainforest where harsh climate and availability of resources were common‚ the Mbuti tribe were foraging society that hunt and gather and live in a band of 10-50 people. Their environment influenced their modes of subsistence‚ cultural aspects and lifestyle in a deep-seated system. A culture normally describes a method of concepts‚ outlook‚

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    Wa Tribe

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    In the entire world‚ Myanmar is second only to China in biodiversity (Explore Myanmar). Within the country there are approximately 60 different ethnic groups that speak over one hundred languages‚ including the Wa tribe. “Wa” (pronounced Va in English) refers to a mountainous tribe of about one million people who live in the southern part of the Nu Shan Mountains‚ which run along the border of Myanmar and China. The Wa refer to themselves‚ “Va‚” “Pa rauk‚” and “A va‚” which all mean “a people

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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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    Beothuk Tribe

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    Native American Project Info Native American Tribe: Beothuk European Name: Red Indians Definitions: no known meaning‚ suggestions: “the people”‚ “good people”‚ “kinship” Origins: uncertain‚ some people believe the language of the Beothuk is a branch off of Algonquian (Native American language) Housing: ✓ lived in wigwams‚ wigwams are called mamateeks in the Beothuk’s language ✓ wooden houses covered in birch bark ✓ constructed by placing poles in a circular shape‚ tying them

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