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A tribe is viewed, developmentally or historically, as a social group existing before the development of nation states, or outside them. A tribe is a group of distinct people, dependent on their land for their livelihood, who are largely self-sufficient, and not integrated into the national society. It is perhaps the term most readily understood and used by the general public to describe such communities. Stephen Corry defines tribal people as those who "...have followed ways of life for many generations that are largely self-sufficient, and are clearly different from the mainstream and dominant society". This definition, however, would not apply to countries in the Middle East such as Iraq and Yemen, South Asia such as Afghanistan and many African countries such as South Sudan, where the entire population is a member of one tribe or another, and tribalism itself is dominant and mainstream.

There are an estimated one hundred and fifty million tribal individuals worldwide, constituting around forty percent of indigenous individuals. Although nearly all tribal people are indigenous, some are not indigenous to the areas where they now live.

The distinction between tribal and indigenous is important because tribal peoples have a special status acknowledged in international law. They often face particular issues in addition to those faced by the wider category of indigenous peoples.

1. what is a tribe viewed as
2. what is it a group of
3. what does corry define them as
4. are they self sufficient
5. how many are tribal
6. what percent are indigenous
7. are they in the middle east
8. are they a socail group
9. why is the distinction important
10. who is dependent on their land
11. are they faced with issues
12. do they have special status
13. when did they exist
14. is yemen included
15. is it view as historical
16. what about developmental
17. are tribes dependent on the land
18. are they different from the mainstream
19. who was existing before the development of nation states
20. what term discribes the comunities

Numbered answers:
1. social group
2. distinct people
3. have followed ways of life for many generations
4. yes
5. one hundred and fifty million
6. forty percent
7. no
8. yes
9. have a special status acknowledged
10. A tribe
11. yes
12. yes
13. currently
14. no
15. yes
16. yes
17. yes
18. yes
19. A tribe
20. group of distinct people, dependent on their land for their livelihood