The Refuge Tree. When a mother black bear leads her cubs away from a den, her usual destination is a big tree where the cubs can take refuge from danger. Around Ely, that tree is typically a white pine over 21 inches in diameter.
caste. 1. (noun) A stratified system of categorization based on a status conferred at birth (ascribed status) due to an personâs descent in which individuals do not have mobility due to custom or law. Example: JÄti in India. 2. (noun) A group and the individual members of a group within a caste.
A caste system is a type of social structure which divides people on the basis of inherited social status. Although many societies could be described in this way, within a caste system, people are rigidly expected to marry and interact with people of the same social class.India has a well known example of a caste system, although various forms of caste systems can be found in many other cultures as well.t is permissible to move from one caste to another for example by virtue of marriage, a woman from lower caste can go to upper caste family. But like any merit based system, it is difficult to go up and easy to fall down. 6. God did not create everybody and everything homogeneous nor all people's actions are same.