no the tribe helps the clans.
there should be seven clans in a tribe.
the tribe was organized into seven clans ;
The Cherokee
the lake, where the Clans live
In real life the Taira and the Minamoto clans were the two strongest clans of the 4. The other two were the Tachibana clans and the Fujiwara clans.
There are four clans, if you miss out Starclan. The four are- Thunderclan, Windclan, Shadowclan and Riverclan. And also if you miss out Bloodclan, that was wiped out after a battle. So...You get the idea.
horse bear snake porkiepine wind deer
The two clans or bands in the area were Cammeraygal and Wallumedegal which were both part of the larger tribe, Kuringgai.
In real life the Taira and the Minamoto clans were the two strongest clans of the 4. The other two were the Tachibana clans and the Fujiwara clans.
I do not know about Native Americans, but I do know that a clan is a part of a tribe in Africa so I would say that a tribe is bigger than a clan. A tribe is actually a group of clans.
Generally, a clan in a smaller grouping within the tribe. How they are broken down or split is determined by the tribe itself.