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A tribe is essentially a large group of people speaking the same language and considering themselves politically interconnected. But food resources would never be sufficient to permit the entire tribe to live together in one place - so native Americans did notlive in tribes, but in bands. These were groups of families following their own chiefs and only occasionally meeting other bands of the tribe - and almost never seeing the entire tribe gathered together.

Even the bands might break up into smaller groups during the winter, if food became scarce.

Taking the Paiute tribe as an example, this was divided into the following bands, each with its own chiefs:

Hokwaits

Movwiats

Parumpaiats

Tsuwarits

Ichuarumpats

Nauwanatats

Parumpats

Uainuints

Kaibab

Nogwats

Paspikaivats

Uinkarets

Kwaiantikwokets

Nuaguntits

Pawipits

Unkakaniguts

Kwiengomats

Pagaits

Pintiats

Unkapanukuints

Kwiumpus

Paguits

Sauwontiats

Utumpaiats

Moapariats

Paraniguts

Shivwits

Yagats

Moquats

Paruguns

Timpashauwagotsits

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