tribal politics not mainstream?
923712
After a few years of tribal feuding and killing each other over land\nyou would of created a bloodbath.And your so called chieftains\nwould be called warlords.so no its not a good idea.
843378
Native American nations have been considered soveriegn, but "dependent" nations within the United States since the administration of President Andrew Jackson. This little bit of legal skullduggery means that Indian reservations are technically sovereign land belonging to the Indian nations that own them, but are still dependent upon the federal government for all interactions outside the reservation. They are independent of the states in which those reservations reside and could almost be considered as a form of even more independent state than those 50 that already exist. They have their own police forces, tribal governments, and laws. This is one reason why Indian tribes can have casinos or tobacco shops on their lands even when the state they reside in forbids gambling or charges higher tobacco taxes than the reservation does. Yet, American Indians are basically dual citizens--of both their Indian nation and the United States--and are required to carry out the duties, rights and responsiblities of both communities; including the right to vote in local, state and federal elections.
776549
The Constitution does briefly mention the Indians and Indian tribes.\n\nArticle I, Section 2. (later superceded by the 14th amendment) states that non-taxed Indians would not be counted as part of the population of the states used to determine Congressional representation.\n\nArticle I, Sec. 8 grants Congress the power to regulate trade "with the Indian Tribes."\n\nThese sections seem to imply that Native American tribes were seen as politically independent entities.
1004503
Hm mm. very interesting point of view.I feel the human race as a whole is closer to the stars than the jungle.However some would like to halt progress in the hopes they can dominate and control the masses.India is one of the more developed cultures in our time with knowledge and reason they dealt with the Taliban destroying 3,000 year old religious shrines.They dealt with the Islamic intrusion in Cashmere region.So I personally feel the odds of India becoming a welcome member of democracy is better than 50/50.Once the seed has been planted it will grow slow at times fast at others but you will never undo it's growth now that it has been tasted it will fight to survive.India's best days are yet to come.I can't say for sure if it is a true democracy however it is trying hard to be one,give it time and it shall be
819668
I don't, but I've heard some say they are part Native American because it sounds exotic.
651270
depends on the tribe. most native american tribes have no word for it. they have no words for anything that suggest inequality, as it was a concept that was alien to them.
969362
My advice would be to check with the Native American Rights Fund, (www.narf.org).  Their entire existence involves such issues.  Most surround the US government's violation of existing treaties with tribal groups, illegal selling of native antiquities, and the refusal of the US government to officially recognize tribal groups.  I suspect there are many others issues as well.
942100
There is no communal party in India other than the Muslim League. The BJP is not and was never a communal party with Muslim MPs in it. It is a Congress and Marxist propaganda to detract the non Hindus from supporting the BJP and segregate the Muslim votes to their disadvantage. Neither those who vote for BJP are communal nor those who do not vote them are secular.
901419
i don't support reservation based on caste. but the ruling parties with an aim to capture power through vote bank politics implementing caste based reservation. even the kith and kin of ministers, judges, parliament members, ias and ips officers , though in any way not back ward either socially or economically occupying seats in colleges and government jobs.even after 60 years of independence the sons of cobbler remained as a cobbler and the sons of scavengers remained as scavengers. what a shame'. creamy layer are to not to enjoy reservation benefits.reservation policy should be extended only to the people in below poverty line irrespective of caste, creed and religion.
866724
I am a Hindu.  I speak to all Hindus and also with Muslims where ever required without any reservation. No one calls me communal or secular. I support Kailash Yatra as a Hindu, I oppose proposed higher reservation as an Indian and Strongly oppose terrorism as a Human. Even my Muslim friends do not oppose my stand. It is all the colours painted by our worthless Politicians just for the sake of vote bank. Oppose them.-
185364
there's no conflict of cultures ... the conflict is in the politics.
517059
If the reservation were any answer to the problem, it would have been long ago. It has benefited more the politicians - not only the politicians of the reserved category but other politicians of non-reserve category as well. It has created problems for the other - very few - meaningful persons. It is the game of power snatching  nothing more than that. What is the meaning of reservations for the children of politicians or people of creamy layer. Simply game of politics.
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Tribes\n-------- \nToday in Uganda there are 17 tribes belonging to the Bantu and Nilotic groups. The Bantu-speaking tribes include the Baganda from the central region and, the Batooro, Banyoro, Bakiga, Bafumbira, Bakonjo, Bamba, Banyarwanda and Batwa from the western region, plus the Basoga, Banyuli, Bakenye, Bagishu, Bagwe, Bagwere from the eastern region. There are Bateso, Jopadhola and Karimojong, Kumam. Jonam, Sebi, Pokot (Suk) and Tepeth from the northeastern area, and the Nilotics who include the Acholi, Alur, Langi, Lugbara, Madi, Kakwa in the north. The Lendus from Zaire are also found across the border in Northwestern Uganda. \nEnglish is the official language. Many people outside the office also commonly speak it. Luganda is easily the more spoken language in most towns where business is transacted. This is as a result of British colonial rule where the indirect policy of rule used Baganda chiefs to oversee their business. For many years the Luganda Bible and primer was the only available source of education in most Bantu-speaking districts of Uganda and could easily have become the official language but the other districts will hear none of that. Kiswahili is spoken but not without relative unease because of its association with bad rule and soldiers who went on butchering people in the bad regimes. Neighbouring Kenya and Tanzania have happily embraced Kiswahili which is freely spoken in parliament, but not in Uganda, where despite Government efforts to make it a course language in primary and secondary schools parents are reluctant to embrace it. A number of Languages like Runyakitara and Luganda are examinable as degree courses at Makerere University. Kiswahili has been introduced there as well.\n\nThe people and their cultures\n------------------------------------------\nUganda is a country of many cultural contrasts. For example if you go west to Mbarara District, you will meet the Bahima, a race of Ankole. This is an egalitarian group of tall beautiful people who live on their cattle, milk and ghee. They move from place to place in search of grass for their herds. The men are agile, temperamental when confronted and wear the elaborate shuka, a long woven cloth of rich colours around the shoulder and a handy stick in hand to shoo cows or fight the enemy. Their fat wives who walk in the same graceful manner like the cows, live on milk and equally wear colourful clothes. The women are usually of ample girth with beautiful chocolate coloured gums and extremely white teeth. The Bahima have strengthened their lives around cows and milk. Many of their long-horned, graceful cows are given names to which they respond when called. There is a rich folklore of songs and dance among the Bahima, including some elaborate poems and recitals which give praise to the best cows or narrate some long journeys. Owing to the increasing shortage of cows and land, they are slowly settling down to a more sedentary way of life.
2172
Small minds that can't see that life is more important than a few square miles of scrubby desert. You see this throughout the middle east where sunnis fight shiites, Kurds fight Iraqis, Iraqis fight Kuwatis, Iranians fight Iraqis etc. etc. It is a tribal mentality that unfortunately values tribal rivalries more than life itself.  What makes a pregnant woman strap dynamite to herself and blow up a bunch of innocent bystanders?  The same pathetic mentality.
765262
It is coalition politics. Sonia Gandhi who accused them as killers of Rajiv Gandhi, in cllusion with LTTE has accpted them as bed fellows for cheap political gain. This is politics! Of course, of Indian style.
759144
no , todays  politicians are  only working for vote , not for people . remember  when medical  students were   opposing    reservation system peacefully  &  they  got  heavy lathi charge  ,concerned  minister  was  not ready  to even meet for few minitues ,
1121914
Yeah, you're not going to find a lot of Indian politics experts here.\n\nBJP Forever!