1/ Within political science, sociology, or anthropology, tribalism alludes to something technical that isn't defined w.r.t. Native Americans. It is a sociocomplexity classification, roughly discretized by Bands, Tribes, Chiefdoms, and States. https://twitter.com/dylanmatt/status/985657017569370112 …
3/ That aside, if there are Native Americans raising such concerns, it's important to listen. The meaning of technical terms to experts is different from the interpretation by non-experts. Poor #scicomm introduces the possibility of harm that sounds scientifically justified.