Word: tribalized
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...given full political rights in his childrens' lifetimes (parroting a statement made by former Rhodesian leader Ian Smith shortly before Blacks took control). Instead Blacks, who from a majority of the population, will continue to be consigned to non-citizenship status through the homeland system, nominally independent government established tribal states ruled by puppet chiefs...
...instance, the seven to eight million urbanized Blacks not living in one of the tribal "homelands" would still be denied political rights. In addition, Blacks would still be regarded as foreigners; homeland chiefs will continue to act as a bogus government voice for Black Africans, silent partners in the apartheid system. The foundation of the apartheid ideology--that separate must be equal and that whites were given power in South Africa by divine authority--would remain...
Douyon sent a quantity of the zombie potion to the U.S., where it came to Davis' attention. An expert on tribal uses of plants, Davis flew to Haiti and began collecting his own samples. "The principal ingredients are consistent in three of four localities," he reports in his paper. Several plants containing skin irritants are used, a charred human bone is thrown in just for show, but the active ingredients are a large New World toad (Bufo marinus) and one or more species of puffer fish. The toad, Davis reports, is a "veritable chemical factory," containing hallucinogens, powerful anesthetics...
...Tunica find is the largest collection of 18th-century Indian relics ever discovered. The artifacts include musket parts, iron tools, jewelry, French and tribal pottery, and over 200,000 European trade beads--more than all the beads ever found in the southeastern United States put together...
...lawsuit has raised a number of complex issues including whether the find is legally "a treasure trove" or "property embedded in the earth"; what effect the fact that some artifacts are grave goods should have on ownership; and whether the Louisiana's Purchase treaty negated tribal claims to the treasure. The case is further complicated by Louisiana's legal system: it is the only system in the United States that is not based on English common law alone, but draws jointly on the French Napoleonic Code and common law. Because of this unique system, it is difficult to use court...