Meramada Tribe

The Meramada Tribe (Korebi: Mera Mada, lit. "tall ones") are a hunter-gatherer tribe in the Bayawa forest. They speak the Korebi language and are part of the larger Korebi ethnicity (~4,000 people). The tribe is made up of 47 people situated in houses in the village of Eshika along the river of the same name. Unlike some neighbouring Korebi tribes (who the Meramada are often in conflict with), they are completely non-nomadic. The village of Eshika is made up of 11 wooden houses as well as small shrine-hut.

The tribesmen hunt for deer and wild boar in the forest, though more commonly they focus on fishing in the river and shooting of birds using bows. Unlike the more egalitarian nomadic Korebis, the Meramada are ruled by a hereditary chief who is in charge of guiding the tribe and maintaining the shrine.