a male person in the tribea tribe may be dozens to hundreds of people, larger than a band but not as large as a chiefdom; tribes are often associated with agriculture and animal domestication, though on a small scale; tribes may have a village or two with little bureaucracy and an informal political organization who is designated as someone who may solve problems and negotiate conflicts; this person has more influence than power and has no control over people’s lives; the “Big Man” can also be overpowered and ousted for a number of reasons; therefore his influence may contribute to tribal instability and he may be rejected, or even ejected from the group altogether
