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Village leaders, who were often the family patriarchs, supervised fishing expeditions among the men and farming projects among the women. In addition, they frequently led raids into neighboring settlements to steal valuables and kidnap young women, who became slaves and wives for Carib men. These feared warriors became legend in the Caribbean, and reports spread of cannibalism and ritualistic torture.
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