Chieftains, if any, had strictly restricted powers; some tribes did without the need of chieftains completely. This prepolitical type of social organization should still be located in some areas of the globe, such as the Amazonian jungle in South The usa or maybe the upper Nile River valley in Africa. https://www.diigo.com/item/note/a6qh6/krdg?k=65e95b0913fab30cafc1f332b922353a