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There are multiple primary sources cited in Tribe (http://www.sebastianjunger.com/tribe-by-sebastian-junger http://www.sebastianjunger.com/tribe-by-sebastian-ju
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There are multiple primary sources cited in Tribe (http://www.sebastianjunger.com/tribe-by-sebastian-junger http://www.sebastianjunger.com/tribe-by-sebastian-junger).
Among the first things western men did native peoples was rape the women and spread disease. Word spreads fast when it comes to those things.
Also, Captain Cook documented problems with his men raping and spreading disease on _all_ his travels. He lamented he did not have the power to control his men, and weighed disciplining them against facing a mutiny half a world away from a court that could do anything about it.