Blackfeet Nation, e.g (5)

I believe the answer is:

tribe

(Other definitions for tribe that I've seen before include "Social division" , "Traditional social group" , "social set" , "Group of related families" , "Close-knit social group" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today.

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