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Tribe, 'Tribe in the Dictionary of Anthropology is defined as 'a social group, usually with a definite area, dialect cultural homogeneity, and unifying social organisation. It may include several subgroups, such as sibs or villages. A tribe ordinarily has a leader and may have a common ancestor, as well as patron deity. The families or small communities making up the tribe are linked through economic, social, religious, family, or blood ties', State of Kerala v. Chandra Mohan, (2004) 3 SCC 429: AIR 2004 SC 1672.

Tribe, is defined as a social group of a simple kind, the members of which speak a common dialect, have a single government, and act together for such common purposes as 'warfare', Encyclopaedia Britannica, Vol. 22, 1961 Edn., p. 465.