''The Tribe'' is a factual television series broadcast by Channel 4. It is based around a Hamar tribe family in the South Omo Valley in Ethiopia called the ''Ayke Mukos''. The series is about how the family lives and carries out day-to-day activities and also how they carry out more important tasks, such as marriage planning and leaving home. It was filmed in the same way that Channel 4 programme, Educating Yorkshire, was filmed, using small, hidden, remote cameras to film everything that went on in the village. The first series started broadcasting on 11 June 2015 and finished broadcasting on 2 July 2015.

Critical reception

'' The Independent'' called it a "warm, fascinating documentary series" and '' The Guardian'' said it "is starting to lead the way in reality-TV-gone-right". The ''

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'' called it a "jewel of the current schedules" and said "This beautiful documentary series shows all the familiar faultlines and foibles of our world in the encampment of reed huts in Ethiopia's South Omo Valley." while Mark Smith in '' The Herald'' wrote "The Tribe is such good news because it rather spectacularly moves on from the stereotypes by introducing us to a family in Ethiopia who are, uncannily and hilariously, close to us." David Chater of '' The Times'' observed "What is miraculous about this (series) is the way it highlights our shared humanity."

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* 2015 British television series debuts 2015 British television series endings 2010s British documentary television series Channel 4 original programming Channel 4 documentary series English-language television shows {{UK-tv-prog-stub