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of their food and clothing.  Fifty per cent are living in houses which have been built by the earnings of the occupants.  Several of the primitive earth-structures remain.  Some of these are not now used as dwellings but reserved for social or ceremonial gatherings they being commodious & suitable for such purposes.  [[strikethrough]] often [[/strikethrough]]  Easily accommodating 3 or 400 persons.  Tents are used only where poverty, accident or some peculiar circumstances make it necessary.  The [[strikethrough]] people use [[/strikethrough]] men wear the Indian costumes when [[strikethrough]] ever [[/strikethrough]] their [[strikethrough]] circumstances forbid the [[/strikethrough]] are too poor to expend [[strikethrough]] of [[/strikethrough]] money for ready-made white clothing.  Only [[strikethrough]] a few [[/strikethrough]] some of the older men adhere purposely to the [[strikethrough]] old [[/strikethrough]] Indian-style of dress.  The women still were the skirt & sacque, [[strikethrough]] that [[/strikethrough]] the garments being convenient, healthful, and economical.  A large portion of the young people understand English