Which of the following factors is responsible for the recent changes in Yanomami tribal society?
a: the fact that they are being overrun by the more expansion-minded Nilotic peoples
b: the amassing by "big men" of so much wealth that people have begun to regard them as chiefs
c: village raiding among tribal groups
d: sexual dimorphism
e: the encroachment by gold miners and cattle ranchers
Answer: e: the encroachment by gold miners and cattle ranchers
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