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Understanding Political Organizations: Tribes and Chiefdoms

Explore the dynamics of tribes and chiefdoms, from informal leadership in tribes to the role of chiefs in united governance and dispute resolution. Learn about hierarchical structures and cultural practices. Discover how alliances and hereditary leadership impact social structures.

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Understanding Political Organizations: Tribes and Chiefdoms

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  1. ANT 214: Political organisations Tribes & chiefdoms

  2. http://ksuanth.wetpaint.com/page/Political+Organization,+Law+&+Orderhttp://ksuanth.wetpaint.com/page/Political+Organization,+Law+&+Order S du Plooy ANT 214

  3. S du Plooy ANT 214

  4. Types Of Political Organization: Membership S du Plooy ANT 214

  5. Types Of Political Organization: Government S du Plooy ANT 214

  6. Types Of Political Organization: Economy S du Plooy ANT 214

  7. Tribes • Tribes consist of small, autonomous local communities, which form alliances for various purposes. • Economy based on crop cultivation or herding. • Population densities generally exceed 1 person per square mile. • Leadership among tribes is informal. S du Plooy ANT 214

  8. Tribes • Shown here is a meeting of the Navajo Tribal Council, a nontraditional governing body created in response to requirements set by the U.S. government in order for the Navajo to exercise national sovereignty. S du Plooy ANT 214

  9. Chiefdoms • The chief is at the head of a ranked hierarchy of people. • The office of the chief is usually for life and often hereditary. • The chief’s authority serves to unite his people in all affairs and at all times. • Highly unstable as lesser chiefs try to take power from higher ranking chiefs. S du Plooy ANT 214

  10. Chiefdoms • A Kpelle town chief in Liberia, West Africa, listens to a dispute in his district. • Settling disputes is one of several ongoing traditional tasks that fall to paramount chiefs among Kpelle people. S du Plooy ANT 214

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