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der=0 cellpadding=3 cellspacing=0 width=100%> Internet changes tribes' dynamic
MAY 5, 2000

When the Internet is introduced to various indigenous communities, it can bring about dramatic changes in the social structure of the tribe.

Men in a Quechuan community in Ecuador began visiting pornographic sites, causing women to bring up the once taboo topic of domestic violence.

Wapishana and Macushi women in Guyana began selling hand-woven hammocks online for $1,000. The tribes' leadership feared the change and eventually drove the women out of the community.

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