Living in the harsh conditions of the poles and the swamp has made the people of the Water Tribes resilient to hardship and respectful of the world around them. The people of the Water Tribe are generally peaceful, and strive to live in harmony with nature and the other nations of the world. The people of the Water Tribes are referred to as 'Water Tribesmen'. Many people of Water Tribe ethnicity also live in the United Republic and there is a small community of waterbenders that populate the Foggy Swamp in the Earth Kingdom, although they were isolated from their sister tribes for generations and others were largely unaware of their existence until they were stumbled upon by Avatar Aang, Katara, and Sokka. It is also a collective term for the nation of people who practice the art of waterbending. The Water Tribe is one of the original four nations and its citizens primarily inhabit the northern and southernmost regions of the globe, near both poles.
