A tribal chief is the leader of a tribal society or chiefdom. Tribal societies with social stratification under a single (or dual) leader emerged in the Neolithic period out of earlier tribal structures with little stratification, and they remained prevalent throughout the Iron Age.
In the case of indigenous tribal societies existing within larger colonial and post-colonial states, tribal chiefs may represent their tribe or ethnicity in a form of self-government.
The most common types are the chairman of a council (usually of "elders") and/or a broader popular assembly in "parliamentary" cultures, the war chief (may be an alternative or additional post in war time), the hereditary chief and the politically dominant medicineman (in "theocratic" cultures).
The term is usually distinct from chiefs at still lower levels, such as village headman (geographically defined) or clan chief (an essentially genealogical notion), as the notion "tribal" rather requires an ethno-cultural identity (racial, linguistic, religious etc.) as well as some political (representative, legislative, executive and/or judicial) expression.
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Olyver Brody has been cursed. He will die the next time he falls asleep. Only a rare root keeps him awake, and only a murderous witch knows where to find it. For years, Olyver has done the witch's bidding, luring young children to her cottage and a tragic fate. But everything changes when Olyver escorts his newest victim-- a serene young girl-- into the heart of the dark forest.
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To stay alive, he had to stay awake. To stay awake, he had to do the unthinkable.
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Flynn an over 30 "professional student," is banned from more classes, since he already has 22 degrees. Unexpectedly hired by a mysterious library, he's soon pursuing a stolen artifact from the library, a pursuit taking him to far off lands.
Keywords: action-hero, adventure-hero, adventurer, airplane, amazon, amazon-river, ancient-sword, archeologist, asian-woman, bird-cage
He didn't want to be a hero. He only wanted a job.
Intelligence can only get you so far when you have to save the world.
Nicole Noone: You only live once.::Flynn Carsen: Unless you believe in Buddhism or Sikhism...::Nicole Noone: I hate you so much.
Flynn Carsen: I just want to get to know the Nicole beneath the surface arrogance. Peel back the layers.::Nicole Noone: What do you think is below the surface arrogance?::Flynn Carsen: More arrogance. And then perhaps a few delicious layers of flaky disdain. All around a creamy sweet center of homicidal rage.
Flynn Carsen: She may have been in cahoots with Wilde all along! Cahoots... I've been *cahooted*!
Flynn Carsen: [about to go on his epic quest to save the world] The fate of the world is in my hands? That's so... sad.
Flynn Carsen: Where are the Marines?::Judson: [pulls back shirt to reveal Marine tattoo over heart] Semper Fi.
Lana: [while pointing a gun at Flynn] It doesn't have to be like this. We're going to rule the world. We can be together.::Nicole Noone: [kicking the gun out of her hand] Get your own geek.
Nicole Noone: Hey, let's stop for a moment, and consider. I'm way out of your league. Way out. If your league were to explode, I wouldn't hear the sound for another three days. So for everybody's sake, let's just enjoy a companionable silence.
Flynn Carsen: Professor Harris. I should've known he was evil. He gave me an A-minus.
Flynn Carsen: What's the matter? Haven't you guys ever seen a naked guy in a sheet before?
[after being told that he has to fly a helicopter with no prior experience]::Flynn Carsen: The main principles are lift and thrust... [fiddles with controls] Easy as pie.::[helicopter starts malfunctioning and flying erratically]::Flynn Carsen: Horrible! Horrible! High-velocity pie of death!
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Using footage left over from Nemesis 2 and a very thin story line sees Alex again fighting the cyborg mercenaries in 1998 East Africa. This time, Alex finds that she has 20 half sisters who are waiting for her to return to 2077. Central Command wants Alex captured alive and scanned to see if her DNA is a strong and more powerful strain than the normal. But Alex may be too tough for Farnsworth to capture.
Keywords: action-heroine, cyborg, direct-to-video-sequel-to-theatrical-movie, female-bodybuilder, independent-film, low-budget-film, number-in-title, roman-numeral-in-title, sequel, third-part
The war continues.
The terror has returned.
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It has been 73 years since Alex failed and the Humans lost the Cyborg Wars. Since then, the Humans have been enslaved. Scientists have developed a new DNA strain, which could signal the end of the Cyborgs, and they inject it into a volunteer. When the Cyborgs learn of the woman and the baby they list both for termination. To escape, she takes a stolen Cyborg ship and transports back in time to East Africa in 1980, where the mother is killed, but the baby is saved. It takes 20 years, but the Cyborg bounty hunter Nebula finally locates the girl, named Alex, and travels back in time to terminate her.
Keywords: action-heroine, cyborg, digit-in-title, direct-to-video-sequel-to-theatrical-movie, female-bodybuilder, independent-film, number-in-title, numbered-sequel, second-part, sequel
The Future Just Got Darker
She was sent back in time to ensure the future of mankind. And following right behind her was a creature determined to prevent it.
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On the run from the police, S.S. Kumar, a thief, comes across a private invitation to the island of Sir John Locksley addressed to Raja Bahadur Singh. When the Raja is shot, Kumar takes him to a nearby hospital, dons a Sikh's turban, poses as the Raja's son and goes to the private island of John. Also attending are K.P.W. Iyengar, Dr. Bukhari, Colonel Columbus, and Countess Rasmussen. A stunned Kumar finds out that all of these invitees are master criminals and gangsters. Kumar's guise does not fool anyone, including his former sweetheart, Sheila Enders, nevertheless John permits him to stay on, as he feels that Kumar's career, though an amateur, is consistent with those already present. The reason why John has invited them is to find a successor to take his place as he is dying of cancer. He feels that one of his invitees can be trusted to take his place and for this he has arranged for them to steal a diamond (Shalimar) worth 135 crores of rupees. This gem is placed in a secure place within his palace, which is alarmed, and guarded by armed men 24 hours a day. He challenges one of them to steal the shalimar - but if anyone fails then they are killed instantly. Pitted against such veterans, it looks like Kumar has got himself into a bind that he may not come out of in one piece.
Keywords: acrobat, castle, criminal, escape, fake-identity, independent-film, india, jewel-thief, mute, security
A Game of Life and Death
Your heart will ride with this Indian girl and that incredible stallion called Holy Smoke!
Mary Blackfeather: Wilbur Plaugher, you have no heart! Here I was hoping against hope that I could find him and buy him back!
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British District Officer in Nigeria in the 1930's rules his area strictly but justly, and struggles with gun-runners and slavers with the aid of a loyal native chief.
Keywords: africa, british-empire, colonialism, ethnological, kidnapping, murder, racial-stereotype, slavery