tribes

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Yurok wildlife officials say this behavior suggests the pair are tending to an egg in the tribe’s Northern California homeland, where they haven’t nested for more than a century.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

“The fusion message to his base takes many forms, but the central theme is always: his self-interest is the tribe’s interest, which makes it your interest,” he said.

From Salon • Feb. 20, 2026

“Prey” gave us an 18th-century Comanche woman, Naru, who beat her tribe’s hunter from beyond the stars with the same ingenuity that Dutch employed.

From Salon • Nov. 12, 2025

The Labubu brand also has other characters from its universe, which have inspired their own popular dolls - such as the tribe's leader Zimomo, her boyfriend Tycoco and her friend Mokoko.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2025

Like others on the Osage tribal roll, Mollie and her family members each received a headright—essentially, a share in the tribe’s mineral trust.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann