Tribe

A tribe was a type of social group, at a much smaller and simpler level then a nation. Tribal social structures occured in many cultures, to the point that the word was considered a common root word, useful in comparing related languages. Tribal structures were associated with more primitive levels of development However, some cultures were too primitive to even form tribes; these tended to form loose associations instead. 

Governing structures of Tribes could include Tribal Councils, Tribal elders, and even Tribal law. 

Doctor Leonard McCoy remarked that Apollo would have seemed like a god to the tribesmen of early Greece. 

During the 16th century, according to Q, Humans were murdering each other in quarrels over tribal god-images. 

In 1680, several Native American tribes banded together to overthrow their Spanish overlords. 

Inhabitants of Gamma Trianguli VI lived in what was described as a tribal village. 

While on Omega IV, captain James T. Kirk compared the United States of America to a tribe while trying to explain it to the Yangs, themselves a tribal culture. 

Mordanites, while having some sophistication, were still ruled by tribal family units. 

Known Tribes

 * Drakian forest dweller
 * Karis Tribe of Delios VII
 * Nobelia Prime natives
 * Maori
 * Ten Tribes of Capella
 * Yang tribes of Omega IV
 * Tribesmen of early Greece
 * Native American tribes (Human)
 * Comanche
 * Delaware
 * Hopi
 * Mayan
 * Mohican
 * Navajo
 * Rubber Tree People
 * The unnamed tribe to which Ce Acatl, Kolopak and Chakotay belonged.
 * The unnamed tribes involved in the Pueblo Revolt.