Thought this was a interesting read and wanted to share. RIP to Boa Sr. I never thought I would see a tribe go extinct. I know it happens, just never hear about it. I admittedly have never heard of the Bo tribe. http://www.aolnews.com/world/articl...andaman-islands-dies/19346945?ncid=webmaildl1
My question: Is one person really a tribe? In other words, the tribe was over a long time ago. Very interesting though Alen, thanks for posting.
I think the term is appropriate. ex·tinct [ ik stíngkt ] adjective Definition: 1. having no living members: having no members of the species or family in existence, as is the case with many organisms known only from fossils http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryResults.aspx?refid=1861609973 That is to say it cannot be deemed extinct until the last living member ceases to exist.
But they are humans, and humans still exist. Are individual groups of people able to go extinct? Not being a smart ***, I'm serious.
I see what you're saying. But, it's just a way of saying that a specific group of people no longer exists. As long as there is one remaining individual identified to be a part of that group alive you couldn't say that. If all but one member of the Smith family is dead, you can still accurately say that there is a Smith family. Once the last remaining Smith dies, the Smith family ceases to exist. You can also say the Smith family has become extinct.
It's semantics I get what you're saying. My point was more that once she was the only remaining member, a tribe no longer existed, because a tribe is more than one. But even that is semantics.
I think when that person can continue the tribe and possibly reproduce to further develop the tribe, then yes. Once the tribe is officially done, as in dead, then it's over.
