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Show Indiin Decoration Day . All annual I'ecnratlnn d:iy, In bulh same nild deed. Is observed by lower Tukon river Indlims. Fifteen families of Indians from Nulato and other vll ilagee met at Koyuruk, Alaska, to ful BU u ttieer custom, that or ereiiini: houses over the graves of those who died the past year. The shelters of the old grnvea were ' given a fresh cont of highly colored paint. Many of the unique mausoleums mauso-leums are constructed with skill and 'tare, have windows, floor and rugs. 'other articles such as were used by the departed one. Food and drink are renewed each year during the potlntch following Decoration day. Every western Alaskan Indian tribe baa aome different method of protecting protect-ing the spirits of departed ones. |