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    HAVE A THING IN COMMON- THEY ALL SHARE A HISTORY OF INJUSTICE. THE PRESENT PAPER EXPLORES WITHIN THE LARGER FRAMEWORK OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN GENERAL AND HOW TRIBAL RIGHTS ARE BEING VIOLATED PARTICULARLY IN INDIA. PAPER ACCORDING TO OXFORD DICTIONARY “TRIBE” IS - A SOCIAL DIVISION IN A TRADITIONAL SOCIETY

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    Although the role of the government found in Beowulf and in King Arthurs societies had basically the same functions (to protect the people from invasion and provide safety and order within the community), each government was set up with some drastically different ideologies. The ideologies that perhaps governed the formation of each government were defined easily by the time periods in which each work was written. Both governments describe leaders (Kings) who are honorable and kind to their people

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    War II. In The Lord of the Flies, Ralph and Jack’s relationship directly affects tribal decisions and development. Jack and Ralph’s differences in opinion, development of savagery, competitive mind set and fight for power cause difficulty within the tribe. Jack and Ralph’s negative relationship develops there differences in opinion. Jack doesn’t take it serious that his pig hunters are not contributing to building the forts. “We want meat.” “Well, we haven’t got any yet. And we need shelters.” (Golding

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    The films If a Tree Falls, Bidder 70, and Trinkets and Beads all exhibit some form of environmental activism that goes against the generalized position on how the environment ought to be controlled and dominated. For Daniel McGowan, his method was monkeywrenching; Tim De Christopher’s—monkeywrenching and civil disobedience; Moi and the Huaorani—holding to tradition. Activism comes in all forms and these are just three examples. However, their activism points to a greater issue. In If a Tree Falls

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    ii. Problems of assimilation with the non-tribal People: The indigenous people of the Dooars were the Koch-Rajbanshis, the Mech, the Rabhas and the Lepchas. They were well dependent on their traditional village economy of agriculture, hunting, fishing, and forest based economy. After the introduction of tea plantation in Dooars, the planters encouraged the immigration of the Nepalese, and then the tea planters decided to bring labourers from the Santal Parganas and Chhotonagpur plateau. In the second

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    In the book,The Thistle and the Drone : How America's War on Terror Became a Global War on Tribal Islam author Akbar Ahmed analyzes the cultures and histories of four tribal societies (the Pukhtun, the Yemenis, the Somalis, and the Kurds) that have been the subject of America’s brutal war on terror and provides insight into the way that this war has been the cause of instability and increasing global violence. A central theme in the book is examining the effect that the ruthless and unsympathetic

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    Ever since the beginning of mankind, humans have resorted to grouping themselves together to, at all costs, achieve a common goal. From hunting and surviving together in prehistoric times to the more modern, such as joining together with others to form an exercising group, “tribal” mentality has had a pivotal role in the development of society. Now, tribal mentality in sports clubs has recently garnered a significant amount of attention in the media because some critics have lamented that this mentality

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    We drove up to the cafeteria in Asbury Woods. I can’t stay still in my seat. I can’t wait to listen to preaching, music, go swimming, and so much more! My mom looks at me and asks, “Are you ready for church camp?” I answer with a wide smile across my face, “I can’t wait!” I had been waiting for ever to get to go to “Camp Flood” with all of my friends. My two younger sisters can’t come to camp with me yet because they are too young, but they are excited, not only to get away from us for a week, but

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    interesting representation of Neanderthals and their lifestyle. The film started out with a band of Neanderthals living together in a cave type setting surrounding a bonfire. It quickly became clear that whoever possessed ‘fire’ were the elite, of the tribes. Quest for Fire was ultimately about just that: the Neanderthal’s quest for fire, but looking at the film closer, I was able to observe the portrayal of their lifestyle. The setting of the film was not given, but from what could be observed,

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    Kawelka is a tribe in Papua New Guinea that consists about 1,000 people. It is a small-scale village with one person in command of the rest of the villagers. Kawelka people control each other by having a prominent leader. The documentary was filmed in the 1970’s to analyze Kawelka political system. The filmed based on a man named Ongka, who was in his mid 50’s striving to be a prominent leader of the Kawelka tribe. In the documentary film, I was impressed that Ongka’s life was just concentrated

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