The phrase "a small tribe of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a specific group of people or animals that are characterized as a small community or social unit.
Example: "In the dense forest, a small tribe of indigenous people lived in harmony with nature."
Alternatives: "a tiny group of" or "a little community of".
In Western Australia, where most of the iron ore resides, the boom has created unprecedented prosperity, along with a small tribe of billionaires.
For two summers the shack became the hub for a small tribe of young men who loved surfing — and beach parties — as much as he did.
Now, on the act's centennial, a small tribe of developers, architects and urban experts are questioning the orthodoxy of the rule's application.
The tale of Italy's formation can sometimes seem like an academic fantasy, a myth shared only by a small tribe of geologists.
Michael Lewis does something even smarter and more original in "The Big Short," recounting the crash from the perspective of a small tribe of investors who had the insight and the audacity to foresee the crisis and profit from it.
What's as tall as a small office building, snaps large vessels in half and inspires a small tribe of brethren to strap on fiberglass and launch themselves into an unholy maelstrom for a glimpse of transcendence?
The Waorani around the time of Operation Auca were a small tribe occupying the jungle of Eastern Ecuador between the Napo and Curaray Rivers, an area of approximately 20,000 square kilometers (7,700 mi²).
For a Bohemian, Orientalist Zionist like myself (yes, we are a small tribe), the Kurdistan region of Iraq offered a refreshing paradise and a bit of an Orientalist "Bizarro World".
You might want to try Clash of Cultures, which puts you in charge of a small tribe and challenges you to explore strange lands, discover new technologies, and form mighty armies to beat the crap out of your rivals.
Buy at Amazon.co.ukFool's Gold: How the Bold Dream of a Small Tribe at J.P. Morgan Was Corrupted by Wall Street Greed and Unleashed a Catastrophe.
Page C1 EXPOSING A RARE LANGUAGE Dan Everett, a linguist who studies Pirah?the language of a small tribe in the Brazilian Amazon, is raising academic hackles again with a new book, and a documentary is on the way.
