26Moken Tribe
The Moken Nomad Tribe of southern Thailand saved their lives during the 2004 tsunami thanks to their elders’ ability to read the “Sea Signs.” Soon minutes before the waves hit the shore, the entire community was able to flee up hills for cover.
27. The Kogi tribe which is indigenous to the South American nation of Colombia chooses their priests at birth only to raise them in a dark cave for a decade to connect them to the earth.
28. The Native American of Uncompahgre Ute used to make special ceremonial rattles filled with quartz that would emit flashes of light when shaken. This was an early example of triboluminescence.
29. Members of the Yaohnanen Tribe of the Tanna Island in Vanavatu worship Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (the husband of Queen Elisabeth II) as a divine being. They even celebrated the 2018 wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle by holding a party, where they hoisted the Union Jack, danced, and ate pigs.
30. The “Awá” of Brazil is the world’s most threatened tribe because years of illegal logging and land grabs have brought the Amazon Indians to the brink of extinction (there are approximately only 350 members left as of 2012).
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31Bedouin Tribes
The nomadic tribes of the Arabian deserts known as the Bedouin have a strange way of resolving grave civil or criminal disputes, in cases where there are no witnesses. A metal ladle is stuck down into flames while both parties recount their sides. The defendant then licks the ladle 3 times, and if his tongue is scarred, he is judged guilty.
32. A Filipino diver from the Badjao tribe can descend 65 feet to the seafloor and stay underwater for up to 5 minutes. Even without weights, he is negatively buoyant and can 'walk' across the bottom of the sea as if like hunting on land.
33. Ethiopia's Hamar tribe has a ritual for young men about to marry. A row of bulls are held together, and the man - stripped naked - is required to walk over the bulls four times. If he falls, he is whipped by the women, isn't allowed to marry the chosen wife, and must wait a year to attempt again.
34. The Korowai Tribe of New Guinea is one of the last few tribes in the world who are thought to still practice cannibalism.
35. During the 19th century, a Scottish missionary named Mary Slessor lived in Nigeria, where she helped end the practice of killing twin babies among the Efik tribe. The natives believed mothers who gave birth to twins were guilty of sin and they accused them of procreating with an evil spirit.
