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Minidoka Incarceration Analysis

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During their incarceration, Minidoka internees cleared land for large scale farming activities and produced crops and livestock for camp use and resale, constructed and repaired canals, and provided vital agricultural labor for the region. With many area men serving in the military the labor provided by the internees was invaluable. Minidoka internees were also members of the military, and Minidoka is noted for the large number of men who enlisted compared to other camps. Living in the camp was frustrating from the beginning because of the lack of resources. Internees had coal stoves and coal, but not buckets or shovels. They had minimal furnishings that included military issued cots with one blanket each. Internees designed and built gardens,
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