The Cherokee, once ruled by clan loyalty, were moving toward a republican form of government.
A song about Scottish clan loyalty in the Hay family.
After all, there was such a thing as clan loyalty, especially in the hearing of the rising generation.
All his life the concept of clan loyalty to the Powys's had been drummed into him.
"All that is left is clan loyalty and an angry, disoriented population."
Five rebel groups are said to be arrayed against him, all of them based on clan loyalties.
The security services tried to buy clan loyalties by providing money and guns.
In tribal society clan loyalty matters more than anything else.
If political factions only bring more chaos and insecurity, clan loyalties could take over.
The three factions were probably to a large degree geographic divisions, based on clan loyalties.