nontribal
- adjective
- /nɒnˈtraɪbəl/
- Some spiritual ceremonies, for instance, should not be discussed with nontribal members.
- nontribal members
- nontribal universities
Examples
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Students attending nontribal universities endure many difficulties that affect their chances of degree completion.
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Tribes inhabit territory side by side with nontribal governments in the United States and confront many of the same issues.
Academic text (2017) -
A lack of communication between tribal leaders and nontribal universities can be, in part, blamed for this lack of support.
Academic text (2007) -
Even more, with any employment position, technically a nontribal member could be employed, leading to a potential conflict of priorities.
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Some tribes have extremely well-developed legal codes and court procedures that are as intricate and broad as any nontribal system.
Academic text (2011) -
Ann Seiter, a nontribal member and former director for the Natural Resources Department, stands out as instrumental to the cooperative negotiation.
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Carole L. Goldberg has argued that tribal restorative justice models, for example, are difficult to transfer to the nontribal context.
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Nonetheless, adoption of peacemaking processes in non-Indian justice systems has continued apace in several nontribal communities.
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Like many tribes, Jamestown S'Klallam relies heavily on Western-trained nontribal members to staff its natural resource department.
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Some spiritual ceremonies, for instance, should not be discussed with nontribal members.
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Etymology
The word nontribal is made from the prefix non- meaning 'not' and tribal, which comes from tribe, a group of people who share the same customs or history. So nontribal means 'not part of a tribe' or not connected to tribal groups.