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Mythologies of the Garoghlanian Tribe

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The Garoghlanian tribe is from Armenia.  They ended up settling in areas such as Fresno, California.  Part of the tribe's culture is trying to find a sense of placement and self in a new and modern setting.  The Garoghlanian tribe is a group that operates in this modern predicament while clinging to values of the past, of their native Armenia.  This becomes one of the fundamental principles of the tribe.  The fact that Byro interacts with the boys, whom he knows has stolen his horse, with a sense of compassion and understanding is one element that underscores the Garoghlanian tribe, which sees itself as a type of family.  The idea of respecting the bonds between individuals becomes extremely important to this group of Armenians, one of many that had to have experienced displacement and the rupturing of such connections with the Armenian Genocide at the hands of the Turks after World War I.  They also understand that the value and thereby the use of pr...

Mythologies of the Samaritan Tribe

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  Samaritans  ( / s ə ˈ m ær ɪ t ən z / ;  Samaritan Hebrew :  ࠔࠠࠌࠝࠓࠩࠉࠌ ,  romanized:   Šā̊merīm ;  Hebrew :  שומרונים ,  romanized :   Šomronim ;  Arabic :  السامريون ,  romanized :   as-Sāmiriyyūn ), often preferring to be called  Israelite Samaritans , are an  ethnoreligious group  originating from the  Hebrews  and  Israelites  of the  ancient Near East .   They are indigenous to  Samaria , a historical region of  ancient Israel and Judah . They are adherents of  Samaritanism , an  Abrahamic ,  monotheistic , and  ethnic religion  that developed alongside  Judaism .  According to their tradition, the Samaritans' ancestors, the Israelites, settled in Canaan in the 17th century BCE.  The Samaritans claim descent from the Israelites who were not subject to the  Assyrian captivity .  Regarding the   Samaritan ...