The Tribe

"The Tribe" is the sixteenth episode of Season One of Criminal Minds.

Summary
When college students in New Mexico are found tortured and murdered in an unoccupied house, the BAU suspects a group of killers with a knowledge of Native American rituals is responsible.

Guest Cast

 * Aaron MacPherson - Deputy #1
 * Chad Allen - Jackson Cally
 * Dagger Tompkins - Samuel
 * Sky Soleil - Kyle Van Owen
 * Geoff Meed - Eugene Leland
 * Robert Curtis Brown - Peter Griesen
 * Gregory Cruz - Officer John Blackwolf
 * Sonya Stephens - Jane Bear
 * Skyler Shaye - Ingrid Griesen
 * Josh Duhon - Rammy
 * Eric Johnson - Sean Hotchner
 * Chris Ellis - Sheriff Jimmy Rhodes
 * Michael Canavan - Roy Minton

Referenced Criminals

 * Charles Manson and the Manson Family
 * Symbionese Liberation Army
 * Black September Organization
 * Al-Qaeda
 * German Red Brigade

Music

 * "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" by Iron Butterfly
 * "Roberto Duran" by the Ribeye Brothers
 * "The Scientist" by Coldplay
 * "When All is Said and Done" by Tyrone Wells

Bookend Quotes

 * Aaron Hotchner: Nietzsche wrote, "The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe."