The sand people of Tatooine shared a spiritual bond with their banthas. Every Tusken child, known as an "Uli-ah," received a young bantha that would be their constant companion. When that young ...

home to marauding "Sand People," miniature cloaked Jawas and fiendish Hutts. But the Star Wars films' Tatooine—best known as Luke Skywalker's home planet—has firm roots here on Earth.