Groups that live apart from the norm of a given society of that particular country. These are 4 examples,
Country: Africa
Group: The Fon People
Country: Africa
Group: The Fon People
Bio: The Fon people are the major West African ethnic and linguistic group in the country of Benin, and southwest Nigeria, made up of more than 3,500,000 people.
Country: India
Group: Garos
Bio: Garos are a tribal people in Meghalaya, India and neighboring areas of Bangladesh, who call themselves 'hill people'. Garos are one the few remaining matrilineal societies in the world.
Country: America
Group: Abenaki People
Bio: The Abenaki are a tribe of Native American and first nations people. They live in the New England region of the US and Quebec and the Maritimes of Canada, a region called Wabanaki. The Abenaki are one of the five members of the Wabanaki Confederacy.
Country: India
Group: Adi / Bokar Lhoba people
Bio: The Lhoba people is a major collective tribe living in the himalayan hills of Arunchal Pradesh. the older term Abor is a deprecated exonym from Assamese meaning "uncontrolled". The literal meaning of Adi is "hill" or 'mountain top'
Source: Wikipedia
Source: Wikipedia
- "Fon People." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 17 Nov. 2013. Web. 19 Nov. 2013.
- "Garo (tribe)." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 11 Aug. 2013. Web. 19 Nov. 2013.
- "Abenaki People." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 17 Nov. 2013. Web. 19 Nov. 2013.
- "Adi People." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 18 Nov. 2013. Web. 19 Nov. 2013.
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