Complex sentence: Polygyny; the custom of paying a "bride price" to obtain a bride as well as using women as compensation between tribes to settle disputes is a recurring problem, although the courts have ruled that such settlements have denied the women their constitutional rights.
Split into simpler sentences: Polygyny; the custom of paying a "bride price" to obtain a bride is a recurring problem, as is using women as compensation between tribes to settle disputes. The courts have ruled that such settlements have denied the women their constitutional rights.