Groups of Indigenous People Like the Maasai, Who Live Outside

question 19

Multiple Choice

Groups of indigenous people like the Maasai, who live outside the direct control of the government of Tanzania and have had to form their own nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and other political organizations to fight against the state's efforts to act as though they did not exist, are today known as:

• A) tribes.
• B) states.
• C) groups.
• D) chiefdoms.
• E) bands.

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