…several independent geopolitical units, or tribelets. These were tightly organized polities that nonetheless recognized cultural connections to the other polities within the tribe; they were perhaps most analogous to the many independent bands of Sioux.

The meaning of TRIBELET is a small tribe.

Sep 27, 2024 · tribelet (plural tribelets) A small tribe of Native Americans , especially a small independent group of Native California people who shared a language and usually comprised one principal village , or several in close proximity, plus smaller resource-gathering camps …

As mentioned earlier, there are three principal tribes that came to inhabit the Great Basin. Geographical and linguistic observations suggest that these tribes all originated in the post-Pleistocene abundance of the China Lake district, northern Mojave Desert.

Trails, Tribelets, and Territories: The Ethnographic, Prehistoric, Archaeological, and Management Contexts of the Indian Valley / Walker Ridge Recreation Area. Cultural Resources Management Program, Sonoma State University.

Tribelet definition: A small tribe of Native Americans (diminutive of tribe); <i>specifically</i>; small independent groups of Native <a>California</a> people which shared a <a>language</a> and usually comprised of one principal <a>village</a> - larger groups possibly having several villages all in close <a>proximity</a>.

tribelet (pl. tribelets) A small tribe of Native Americans ( diminutive of tribe); specifically ; small independent groups of Native California people which shared a language and usually comprised of one principal village —larger groups possibly having several villages all in close proximity .

Tribelet...defined a political and geographical unit comprising several units, usually including a principal and most powerful central village, tied by relations of kinship. Tribelet is considered pejorative to the Californian natives.

a tribe having few members, especially one that is a component of a larger tribal organization. The Cholbon tribelet of the Northern Valley Yokuts tribe originally inhabited the area now called …

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