Each camp had a core group of residents, usually siblings or cousins, with other residents related by blood or marriage to members of the core group. Camp composition was kept balanced. If a...

Each camp had a core group of residents, usually siblings or cousins, with other residents related by blood or marriage to members of the core group. Camp composition was kept balanced. If a persistent imbalance emerged between numbers of males and females, for example, some families would move to another camp. Families would also move if the number of children in a camp became too large for the adults to care for them.