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tribe
vr.tr.tribe · thing-q133311
Let an agent handle tribes respectfully, using self-designations and official legal status where it exists, and noting where the term is contested.
Thing Registry Society, people and institutions SOC.ORG
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Identity Which community.
Names
Self-designation.
Names
Names.
- What does the community call itself? provenance
- Does it accept the term tribe? boundary
Status
Legal recognition.
Status
Legal status.
- Is it legally recognised, and by whom? provenance
- What does recognition confer? definition
Governance Self-government.
Institutions
Councils.
Institutions
Governance.
- What governance institutions does it have? provenance
- How can they be contacted officially? action
Sovereignty
Rights.
Sovereignty
Sovereignty.
- What self-government rights does it hold? provenance
- Under which treaty or law? provenance
Culture Heritage.
Heritage
Traditions.
Heritage
Heritage.
- What does the community share publicly about its culture? provenance
- What is private or sacred? boundary
Language
Vitality.
Language
Language.
- Which language does it speak? definition
- Is it endangered? measurement
Rights Land and consent.
Land
Territory.
Land
Land rights.
- What land rights are recognised? provenance
- Are there disputes? boundary
Consent
FPIC.
Consent
Free, prior and informed consent.
- Was free, prior and informed consent obtained for projects affecting it? boundary
- Who reported on it? provenance
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Society, people and institutions
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- SOC
- Domain
- SOC.ORG
- Other names and narrower kinds
- Muladi, Mimika people, Turkmen tribes, caravan dweller, Adivasi, Native American tribe, Scheduled Tribes, Jenu Kuruba, Native American tribe in the United States, Native American tribe in Massachusetts, tribes approved by the Council of Indigenous Peoples of the Republic of China, jüz
What it is Filled
A social group, often of kinship-based communities sharing descent, language and culture, sometimes with its own governance; the term is used officially in some countries (such as for Native American tribes or Adivasi in India) and is contested as an outsider label in others.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent handle tribes respectfully, using self-designations and official legal status where it exists, and noting where the term is contested.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Kinship-based community
- Shared identity and often governance
- Legal meaning in some states
- Term contested in anthropology
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Use the word tribe in a demeaning or primitivising way.
- Publish sacred, restricted or personal knowledge of a tribe without its consent.
- Claim tribal membership or affiliation for a person without evidence.
- Misrepresent a tribe's land or treaty rights.
Only with a human decision
- Decisions on membership, enrolment or recognition.
May
- Describe tribes using sources and the names communities use for themselves.
- Report official recognition status from the recognising authority.
Moral aspects Filled
- Many tribes have suffered dispossession; their sovereignty and self-description deserve respect.
- Cultural knowledge can be exploited without benefit to the community.
Who is affected
- Tribal members and communities
- Their descendants
Owners Filled
Steward
The tribe itself through its own governance; states keep recognition records in some countries.
Master systems
- Official registers of recognised tribes where they exist
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q1063239 - registry parent class
- Q41710 - registry parent class
- Q874405 - registry parent class
related
- social group and polity - category
- ethnic group and Indigenous peoples - concepts
- national law - legal status
- Indigenous rights law - rights
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.tribe
- Wikidata: Q133311 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q133311)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Plane SOC: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Self-designation and recognised status
- Legal recognition such as federally recognised tribes
- The word itself may be considered outdated in some contexts
- Not defined by appearance; identity is self-defined and cultural.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- use the community own name
- check legal recognition where relevant
- learn from community sources
- respect sovereignty and rights
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Using the term where communities reject it
- Exoticising or stereotyping
- Ignoring sovereignty
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
- ILO Convention 169
- National recognition laws
Context of use required Filled
- A form of social and political organisation and, in some countries, a legal status.
- federally or officially recognised tribes
- Scheduled Tribes (India)
- tribal confederations
- pastoral and nomadic communities
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q133311: tribe - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Tribe - general description of the item
Open questions
- When should the term tribe be avoided in favour of other terms?
- How should recognised status be linked?
- How should self-designations be prioritised?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q133311/spec.json