Isn't this discussion about the term, "tribe" interesting! On one
hand, many are seeking to compare and contrast it with the term
"culture"/etc. in the West, while it is obvious that you can't
compare different terms meaning different things. Hence, the term
tribe, in the context of this discussion, seems to mean African
group, while the term "culture" means Europeans (tribal) group.
Thus, while the same sociologically, the demonization of one of the
two cultures, (the still-questioned civility of African cultures)
allows for a different word to cover the same
meaning/events/personalities in societies of vastly different levels
of "advancement"...ei. Europeans and Africans.
Thus, the African can be taught that her/is ancestral
knowledge/systems is "tribal," while the same ancestral
knowledge/systems of Europeans can be termed "cultural!" Later, it
is decreed that "tribal" is bad, while "culture" is good.
So, in this context, today's European nations are in fact kingdoms
of unified "European tribes" who agree to be; while Africans are
taught that seeking agreements among their tribes, or "cultures," is
anti-modern. Thus, they fight to keep Euro-imposed boundaries from
colonialism.
It is a play on words, around which stereotyped fears are formed to
alienate. For example, take Voodoo culture and the African
diasporia.
That is my personal, afrocentric-media studies position...Hope it
sparks something up there...