Variant of Ann or Anne: A variant of Hannah introduced to Britain in the 13th century.. Other origins for the name Nina include-English, Spanish, Native American, Hebrew, Spanish.The name Nina is most often used as a girl name or female name. English Name Meaning-Favor; grace.
A chiefdom is a form of hierarchical political organization in non-industrial societies usually based on kinship, and in which formal leadership is monopolized by the legitimate senior members of select families or 'houses'. These elites form a political-ideological aristocracy relative to the general group.
Tribes and Chiefdoms. Unlike the band organization of most foragers, food producers, either horticulturalists or pastoralists, are politically organized into either tribes, associated with big men, or chiefdoms, associated with chiefs. Stratified redistributive exchange is important in chiefdoms. 2  In stratified redistributive exchange, goods and resources flow into the political center (the chief and his immediate followers) and are then redistributed to the people. 3  However, the political center keeps more for themselves.