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Regarding indoor plumbing, when one Native American tribe was given new homes (years ago, I forget which tribe) the government agents laughed when the new residents immediately dug deep pits out back, built a small shack around it and relocated the "thrones" out back.
It wasn't until much later that someone asked them about it. They knew how indoor plumbing worked, but to have a device for that purpose within the same house you were expected to prepare food violated their cultural sense of propriety. After that, the toilets were built in outbuildings unconnected to the main house. I hope they at least provided a covered walkway. Even in the "hot" desert southwest, it can get unbearably cold in winter.
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Yep. When I was out in the southwest at a Boy Scout camp a number of years ago, we did a service project which included setting up electrical wiring for light and other appliances to the above-mentioned outhouses.
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I was one of the first people to wire a head for a reservation.
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