For decades the Tao aborigines of Taiwan's Orchid Island have used colorful canoe-like boats to net flying fish in the warm waters of the Pacific. But now more and more Tao men are migrating to Taiwan's cities to look for work, leaving fewer to learn how to build the 23-foot boats. The tribe is also under siege from Taiwan's majority Chinese culture. picked by 2manyusernames 3 months ago tags taiwan tribe orchid culture aboriginies |
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You all saw the pictures of the supposed undiscovered Amazonian tribe. Those shots took the internet by storm. Now we learn that it was an hoax to bring attention to the threat of logging. The tribe has been known for almost 100 years. picked by 2manyusernames 4 months ago 3 comments edit related share world |
As a federally recognized sovereign nation, the Coquille tribe is not bound by the Oregon's Constitution. The tribe recently adopted a law that recognizes same-sex marriage and extends to gay and lesbian partners, at least one of whom must be a Coquille, all tribal benefits of marriage. picked by DaftGretel 2 months ago 12 comments edit related share politics |
For no good reason.... One family who has lived on the reservation since it was created, and was certified by an archeologist hired BY THE TRIBE, was still disenrolled from the tribe. picked by bcgrote 2 years ago 3 comments edit related share plime.com |
The Royal Family of the United Arab Emirates might wipe out the second -oldest indigenous tribe in the world. picked by kxmk 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share world |
The Metyktire tribe, with about 87 members, was found last week in an area that is difficult to reach because of thick jungle and a lack of nearby rivers some 1,200 miles northwest of Rio de Janeiro picked by DrNothing 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share world |
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From technical support for a new DNA laboratory used in criminal cases to providing support for rebuilding Iraq's governmental infrastructure, this Native American tribe has branched out from the casino business. picked by suebe 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
The Seminoles of Florida bought the majority of the popular restraunt chain and is expected to increase their gambling revenues even more than they already are. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
Learn how to be British and all British culture (minus the sexual deviances of us Brits). Now is it sad that when you are fully British, you learn a lot from this site? picked by davethefish 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
This is a list of what make Americans "American" as far as national culture goes (some portions may be a bit dated). Read down the list and you can tell if you have lived most of your life in the States. There are many links for other places to compare against. An eye opening look at those "little things" that make us all different. picked by Moe 1 year ago 2 comments edit related share world |
Members of one of the world’s last uncontacted tribes have been spotted and photographed from the air near the Brazil-Peru border. The photos were taken during several flights over one of the remotest parts of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil’s Acre state. picked by Stadsman 4 months ago 0 comments edit related share world |
Good for them. Hope they can arrest some of these wackos. picked by tomphoolry 2 years ago 12 comments edit related share world |
The legs are long, the eyes are big, the bodies curvaceous. Contestants in this Saudi-style beauty pageant have all the features you might expect anywhere else in the world, but with one crucial difference -- the competitors are camels. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share weird |