"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 an extensive knowledge of Native American rituals is responsible.
Guest Cast
- Chad Allen - Jackson Cally
- Jon Barton - SWAT Leader
- Robert Curtis Brown - Peter Griesen
- Michael Canavan - Roy Minton
- Gregory Cruz - Officer John Blackwolf
- Josh Duhon - Rammy
- Chris Ellis - Sheriff Jimmy Rhodes
- Eric Johnson - Sean Hotchner
- Kallie Kerns - Cult Member #5
- Aaron MacPherson - Deputy #1
- Geoff Meed - Eugene Leland
- Skyler Shaye - Ingrid Griesen
- Sky Soleil - Kyle Van Owen
- Sonya Stephens - Jane Bear
- Dagger Tompkins - Samuel
Referenced Criminals
- The American Indian Movement
- Shoko Asahara and Aum Shinrikyo (stock footage only)
- Marshall Applewhite (stock footage only)
- The Branch Davidians (stock footage only)
- Patty Hearst and the Symbionese Liberation Army
- The Red Army Faction
- The Black September Organization
- Charles Manson and the Manson Family
Music
- "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" by Iron Butterfly
- "Roberto Duran" by the Ribeye Brothers
- "When All is Said and Done" by Tyrone Wells
- "The Scientist" by Coldplay
Bookend Quotes
- Aaron Hotchner: Nietzsche wrote, "The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe."
- Aaron Hotchner: There's an old Apache saying: "You can take many paths to get to the same place."