There are some common cultural symbols among the Jie, such as jewelry, but they do not have strong shared taboos related to animals or food.

Gulliver, writing in 1952, "Turkana made war on all their neighbours with the exception of the Jie, with whom they occasionally allied themselves against the Karamajong and the Dodoth.

Karamajong similarly made war on all their neighbors with the exception of the Dudoth, with whom they occasionally allied themselves against the Jie.

[9] The Jie have experienced difficulty with a government that is not sympathetic to their lifestyle, wanting them to stay in one place for easier administration, and to sell their cattle for cash to pay taxes.

In June 2009, eight people were shot dead by Jie warriors in the Kaabong district.